{"id":291136,"date":"2023-01-19T09:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T08:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=291136"},"modified":"2023-02-08T02:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T01:26:14","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-19-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-19-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 19, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-291167 size-full\" title=\"iran old men waiting gas shortage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-old-men-waiting-gas-shortage.jpg\" alt=\"iran old men waiting gas shortage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-old-men-waiting-gas-shortage.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-old-men-waiting-gas-shortage-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-old-men-waiting-gas-shortage-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-old-men-waiting-gas-shortage-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-old-men-waiting-gas-shortage-696x410.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\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Resistance Units March in Northern Tehran District<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Wednesday night, a group of MEK-affiliated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> took to the streets in Jannat Abbad and marched while chanting:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>&#8220;Let the people of the world know that Massoud (Rajavi) is our leader!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The National Liberation Army is going to prevail!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Death to Khamenei, viva Rajavi!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Death to Khamenei, dambed be Khomeini!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The IRGC of today, the SAVAK of yesterday, they should know that Iran is done with them!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<br \/>On Jan 18, a group of MEK-affiliated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResistanceUnits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ResistanceUnits<\/a> took to the streets in Jannat Abbad in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> and marched while chanting:<br \/>\u201cDeath to Khamenei, viva Rajavi!\u201d<br \/>\u201cThe National Liberation Army is going to prevail!\u201d<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\/PrdQVJz47E\">pic.twitter.com\/PrdQVJz47E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1616184421849399297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">EU To Impose New Sanctions on Iran on Monday &#8211; Diplomats<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">BRUSSELS\/DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The European Union will add 37 individual entries to its sanctions against Iran on Monday, two European diplomats told Reuters, as the bloc works on listing Tehran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;We will adopt the fourth package of sanctions against Iran on Monday and we believe we should already start working on the fifth one to list IRGC as a terrorist organisation,&#8221; said one of the sources, an EU diplomat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<span id=\"x1\">IRGC<\/span>\u00a0was set up shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution to protect the Shi\u2019ite clerical ruling system and provide a counterweight to the regular armed forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/eu-to-impose-new-sanctions-on-iran-on-monday-diplomats\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 126<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thursday, January 19, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT+1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 126<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 637 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 126<sup>th<\/sup> day on Thursday with people, especially in the capital Tehran, continuing their anti-regime campaign in the form of night protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Dehgolan, western Iran, a large crowd gathered to mark the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of Shadman Ahmadi\u2019s murder by the regime\u2019s oppressive security forces. They chanted, \u201cKhamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!\u201d and \u201cMartyrs don\u2019t die!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 19 &#8211; Dehgolan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Shadman Ahmadi&#39;s murder by regime security forces began chanting: &quot;Martyrs don&#39;t die!&quot;<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\/xMAVPJYjjg\">pic.twitter.com\/xMAVPJYjjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616099412383498240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616095637803614209\">Izeh<\/a>, southwest Iran, locals gathered to mark the 40<sup>th<\/sup> day of Donya Farhadi&#8217;s murder and chanted, \u201cBakhtiaris will die, will not accept humiliation.\u201d They also chanted slogans against the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616107088698015744\" rel=\"noopener\">paramilitary Basij<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 19 &#8211; Izeh, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Donya Farhadi&#39;s murder by the regime&#39;s oppressive security forces. Such ceremonies are becoming scenes 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\/%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\/E9UJM2g4AY\">pic.twitter.com\/E9UJM2g4AY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616095637803614209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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\">Workers of a local oil terminal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616045431775006722\" rel=\"noopener\">Qeshm Island<\/a> in the Persian Gulf staged a strike and protested against the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616091989270749185\" rel=\"noopener\">Zahedan<\/a>, southeast Iran, the regime has resorted to drastic measures to prevent anti-regime protests expected after the Friday prayer congregation. They have set up checkpoints, causing long lines of cars waiting to pass through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Isfahan farmers took to the streets for the third day running, protesting, and demanding water quotas for their lands that have been left devastated due to the regime\u2019s rerouting projects of local rivers for their own plants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 19 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Local farmers are marching and protesting the regime&#39;s policies, demanding answers to their long-raised issues.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8NuBJDhLCb\">pic.twitter.com\/8NuBJDhLCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1616075575269154817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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 Wednesday, January 18, in Tehran, female members of MEK-affiliated Resistance Units marched and chanted, \u201cPeople of the world should know, Massoud (Rajavi) is our leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 5 PM: Female members of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a>-affiliated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResistanceUnits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ResistanceUnits<\/a> march &amp; chant, \u201cPeople of the world should know, Massoud (Rajavi) is our leader.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ABsm7Gkoq\">pic.twitter.com\/0ABsm7Gkoq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u06a9\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646_\u0634\u0648\u0631\u0634\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/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><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsafavi\/status\/1616070925954306048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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 other developments, the European Parliament adopted a resolution, calling on the European Union and its member states to designate the Iranian regime\u2019s IRGC as a terrorist organization and expand its sanctions to all individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations, including Ali Khamenei, Ebrahim Raisi, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, the regime\u2019s charity organizations (Bonyads) linked to the IRGC and the 227 Parliament deputies who called on the judiciary to execute the protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Europarl_EN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Europarl_EN<\/a> passed a resolution, urging EU to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a>, Basij &amp; Quds Force as terrorist entities; calling for sanctions on Khamenei, Raisi &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a> foundations.<br \/>A necessary step to counter the world\u2019s largest terrorist organization &amp; repressive regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yDs35toojc\">pic.twitter.com\/yDs35toojc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1616104878815821826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 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\">Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi reiterated her March 2010 call on the international community, including the European Union, to designate the IRGC and Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) as terrorist entities. \u201cI hope the EU and member states put an end to the policy of appeasement, blacklist the IRGC and sanction Khamenei, Raisi and others responsible for killing and repression,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope the EU &amp; member states put an end to the policy of appeasement with actions to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> &amp; sanctioning Khamenei, Raisi &amp; others responsible for killing &amp; repression<br \/>Fulfilling the Iranian people\u2019s desire &amp;calls by the vast majority of MEPs representing 450M Europeans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iU3jnY05yC\">pic.twitter.com\/iU3jnY05yC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1616104890035486720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2023<\/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\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Parliament Calls for More Sanctions Against Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-218653 size-full\" title=\"European Parliament FOFI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/European-Parliament-FOFI.jpg\" alt=\"European-Parliament-FOFI\" width=\"271\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/European-Parliament-FOFI.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/European-Parliament-FOFI-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/European-Parliament-FOFI-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian regime\u2019s blatant disregard for human dignity and the democratic aspirations of its own citizens as well as its support to Russia \u201cnecessitate further adjustments in the EU\u2019s position towards Iran\u201d, says a resolution adopted on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">MEPs urge the EU to expand its sanctions list to cover all individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations and their family members, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Ebrahim Raisi, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, and all foundations (\u2018bonyads\u2019) linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They also call on the Council and the member states to add the IRGC and its subsidiary forces, including the paramilitary Basij militia and the Quds Force, to the EU terrorist list. Any country in which the IRGC deploys military, economic, or informational operations should sever and outlaw ties with this agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20230113IPR66652\/parliament-calls-for-more-sanctions-against-iranian-regime\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Panama Has Canceled Registry to 136 Iran-linked Vessels<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">PANAMA CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) &#8211; Panama&#8217;s vessel registry, the world&#8217;s largest, has withdrawn its flag from 136 ships linked to Iran&#8217;s state oil company in the last four years, the country&#8217;s maritime authority said this week, pushing back against claims by an anti-nuclear group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Shipments of Iranian crude hit all-time highs in the last two months of 2022 and had a strong start this year, according to flow tracking firms. Those gains come despite U.S. sanctions on companies it accuses of helping Iran export oil, mainly to China and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/panama-has-canceled-registry-136-iran-linked-vessels-2023-01-18\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Uprising Sees Protests With New Strikes by Oil\/Gas Sector<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291137 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests January 18 2023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-18-2023-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests January 18 2023 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-18-2023-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-18-2023-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran-Protests-January-18-2023-1.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Employees and workers in Iran\u2019s oil and gas sector launched new strikes on Tuesday in the latest continuation of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising that is now marking its 125<sup>th<\/sup> day on Wednesday. Yesterday\u2019s protests, including official Oil Ministry employees, are a reminder of the vast scope of the anti-regime protests seen across Iran and the fragility of the regime in the face of people from all walks of life taking to the streets and bringing to a halt the regime\u2019s vital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While Iran sits on the world\u2019s second-largest natural gas and fourth-largest crude oil reserves, the Iranian people are suffering from severe cooking\/heating gas shortages and are unable to even procure fuel for their various types of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-uprising-sees-protests-with-new-strikes-by-oil-gas-sector\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Zahra Nabizadeh Aborts Her 6-Month Fetus Under Torture, Faces a Death Sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291138 size-medium\" title=\"Zahra Nabizadeh min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zahra-Nabizadeh-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zahra Nabizadeh min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zahra-Nabizadeh-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zahra-Nabizadeh-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zahra-Nabizadeh-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zahra-Nabizadeh-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the news circulating on social media, Zahra Nabizadeh, a pregnant woman kidnapped in Mahabad some three weeks ago, has received a death sentence and is awaiting execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Zahra Nabizadeh from Mahabad was\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hengaw.net\/en\/news\/2022\/12\/iranian-government-forces-abducted-a-pregnant-woman-from-mahabad\" rel=\"noopener\">abducted<\/a>\u00a0on the evening of December 25, 2022, by the clerical regime\u2019s security forces without an arrest warrant and taken to an undisclosed location. Zahra Nabizadeh was six months pregnant at the time of her arrest. Interrogators kicked her in the abdomen, and she suffered a miscarriage under torture and is currently experiencing severe bleeding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/18\/zahra-nabizadeh-aborts-her-fetus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Stop Execution of Saeed Yaghoubi, 3rd-row Defendant in Khane Isfahan Case<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-291139 size-medium\" title=\"HRM Saeed Yaghoubi min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Saeed-Yaghoubi-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"HRM Saeed Yaghoubi min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Saeed-Yaghoubi-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Saeed-Yaghoubi-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Saeed-Yaghoubi-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HRM-Saeed-Yaghoubi-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Saeed Yaghoubi, 37, is from Isfahan, the last child of the family, and the one who cared for his 81-year-old mother and 85-year-old father. During the nationwide protests in Isfahan on November 18, 2022, Iran\u2019s Judiciary arrested him and sentenced him to death. Saeed Yaghoubi was an athlete and worked at the real estate firm in Khane Isfahan\u2019s neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the evening of November 16, 2022, during the Protests in Isfahan, two Basiji members and one security officer, who were involved in suppressing the protesters, were shot dead in the \u201cNegahbani Square of Khane Isfahan Neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/01\/18\/stop-execution-of-saeed-yaghoubi-3rd-row-defendant-in-khane-isfahan-case\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Stockholm\u2014January 18, 2023: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm&mdash;Jan18, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians &amp;amp; MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_FAD-ULjyWKU\" 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%2FFAD-ULjyWKU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAD-ULjyWKU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M2S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-18T16:10:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_FAD-ULjyWKU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFAD-ULjyWKU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm\u2014Jan18, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians &amp; MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court<\/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\/FAD-ULjyWKU\" 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%2FFAD-ULjyWKU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm&mdash;Jan18, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians &amp;amp; MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm\u2014January 18, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014January 18, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-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>) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) held a rally on the third day of the appeal trial of the executioner\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-stockholm-trial-begins-of-hamid-noury-over-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Hamid Noury<\/a>\u00a0in front of the court. They are seeking justice for more than 30,000 martyrs of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">1988 massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/01\/stockholm-january-18-2023-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-front-of-the-swedish-court-seeking-justice-for-the-1988-massacre-victims\/41969\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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-18-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 18,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Resistance Units March in Northern Tehran District On Wednesday night, a group of MEK-affiliated Resistance Units took to the streets in Jannat Abbad and marched while chanting: &ldquo;Let the people of the world know that Massoud (Rajavi) is our leader!&rdquo; &ldquo;The National [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":291167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,163,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-291136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-statement-ashraf-liberty","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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