{"id":299888,"date":"2023-02-04T08:45:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T07:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=299888"},"modified":"2023-02-04T19:59:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T18:59:50","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-4-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-4-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 4, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_299895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299895\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299895\" title=\"iran billboard burned 03022023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-billboard-burned-03022023-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran billboard burned 03022023 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-billboard-burned-03022023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-billboard-burned-03022023-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-billboard-burned-03022023-1-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-billboard-burned-03022023-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-billboard-burned-03022023-1-696x401.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-299895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A board that was promoting a state-staged rally was burned down by protesters in 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: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 142<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday, February 4, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 142<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 647 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 142<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0day on Saturday following protests by people in different cities across the country and an expanding night campaign in the capital Tehran.<\/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 \/>Protesters are torching pro-regime propaganda billboards.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/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\/zSGB3H5Mks\">pic.twitter.com\/zSGB3H5Mks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621765504481349632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 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;\">Early Saturday morning protesters in different cities, including Tehran,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621766755906637824\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621824637117288450\" rel=\"noopener\">Qom<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621776980856143873\" rel=\"noopener\">Dezful<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621823562066821120\" rel=\"noopener\">Qaemshahr<\/a>, burned many regime propaganda posters, banners, and billboards in their show of protests against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621770530453078016\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, people in different districts chanted anti-regime slogans, including, &#8220;Death to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!&#8221; and &#8220;So many years of crimes! Death to the mullahs&#8217; regime!&#8221; and \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621769272706867200\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to IRGC<\/a>.\u201d A brave young woman wrote graffiti on walls, which read, &#8220;Iran is the cemetery of fascists&#8221; and \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621622053362180096\" rel=\"noopener\">the streets need us<\/a>.\u201d<\/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 \/>A brave young woman writes in graffiti:<br \/>&quot;Iran is the cemetery of fascists&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/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\/HxqPbv5Lc4\">pic.twitter.com\/HxqPbv5Lc4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621764422527258624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 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;\">Following the regime officials\u2019 refusal to provide any meaningful aid for the people in the quake-hit city of Khoy, youths in Iran&#8217;s Bakhtiari regions and in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621825895831838722\" rel=\"noopener\">Saqqez<\/a>, western Iran, have started collecting and preparing supplies for them despite active measures by regime security forces to prevent such solidarity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Youths in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s Bakhtiari regions are collecting and preparing supplies for the quake-hit city of Khoy.<br \/>Regime officials refuse to provide any meaningful aid.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%AE%D9%88%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0644\u0632\u0644\u0647_\u062e\u0648\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pkuyUceF1j\">pic.twitter.com\/pkuyUceF1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621840997507284992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 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 in Zahedan and other cities of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan Province once again took to the streets following their weekly Friday prayers. They were protesting the entirety of the mullahs\u2019 rule and rejecting any and all types of dictatorship while seeking a new democracy to govern in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similar protests in Sanandaj erupted as people are demanding the release of their local leaders who have been recently arrested by the regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and intelligence agents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 3 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters chanting:<br \/>&quot;Death to [regime operatives]!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/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\/nXjjORzNdC\">pic.twitter.com\/nXjjORzNdC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621598144634183681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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 National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a call for the immediate visit to Iran by the United Nations Special Rapporteur to visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-calling-for-an-immediate-meeting-of-un-special-rapporteur-with-farhad-meysami-and-other-political-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Farhad Meysami<\/a> and other prisoners. Also, Amnesty International tweeted about the dire conditions of political prisoners in Gohardasht prison and reiterated that Iran&#8217;s human rights defender Farhad Meysami must be released immediately and unconditionally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Iranian Resistance calls on the int&#39;l community to compel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s regime into allowing UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman visit the mullahs&#39; prisons.<\/p>\n<p>If the regime claims Farhad Meysami is &quot;not on a hunger strike&quot; and &quot;is doing well&quot;, then they should allow Rehman&#39;s visit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZQ3Bpl5xT\">pic.twitter.com\/rZQ3Bpl5xT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1621603178071601152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 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;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Weighs Sanctions for Chinese Companies Over Iran Surveillance Buildup &#8211; WSJ<\/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\">Feb 4 (Reuters) &#8211; The U.S. is considering new sanctions on Chinese surveillance companies over sales to Iran&#8217;s security forces, the Wall Street Journal\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-weighs-sanctions-for-chinese-companies-over-iran-surveillance-buildup-11675503914?mod=latest_headlines\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">reported<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday citing people familiar with the matter.<\/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\">U.S. authorities are in advanced discussions on the sanctions and have zeroed in on Tiandy Technologies Co, an electrical equipment manufacturer based out of the Chinese city of Tianjin whose products have been sold to units of Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the report added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-weighs-sanctions-chinese-companies-over-iran-surveillance-buildup-wsj-2023-02-04\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Ban Biden Administration Waivers Allowing Iran Nuclear Development<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254805 size-medium\" title=\"ted-cruz-website-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo-300x48.png\" alt=\"ted-cruz-website-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo-150x24.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ted-cruz-website-logo.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from waiving Congressional sanctions that prohibit cooperation on Iran\u2019s nuclear program. These waivers were originally issued pursuant to the catastrophic Obama-Biden nuclear deal with Iran, formally named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The Biden administration issued these waivers in February and renewed them in August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-introduces-bill-to-ban-biden-administration-waivers-allowing-iran-nuclear-development\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yemeni Minister Condemns Iran\u2019s Escalated Arms Smuggling to Houthis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255984 size-medium\" title=\"Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018-300x76.jpg\" alt=\"Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018-150x38.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DUBAI: Iran has escalated its arms smuggling operations to the Houthi militia since the United Nations-backed truce ended last October, said Muammar Al-Eryani, Yemen\u2019s minister of information, culture, and tourism.\u00a0The minister pointed to a recent operation, jointly carried out by US and French forces, that intercepted an Iranian shipment of weapons heading to Yemen through the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports earlier said the vessel carried 3,000 assault rifles, 20 anti-tank missiles, and around 500,000 rounds of ammunition en route to the Houthi militia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2244581\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baloch Protests Continue in Southeast Iran After Weekly Prayers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-299892 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 3 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-3-2023-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 3 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-3-2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-3-2023-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-3-2023.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People in Baloch cities of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province are taking to the streets yet again in anti-regime protests following their weekly prayers. The provincial capital of Zahedan has evolved into a hotbed of major demonstrations and rallies where protesters voice anti-regime slogans targeting the entire regime apparatus, from Supreme Leader\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>), to the paramilitary Basij units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime\u2019s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). The names of 647 killed protesters have been\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-pmoi-mek-publishes-names-of-martyrs-of-the-iranian-peoples-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-baloch-protests-continue-in-southeast-iran-after-weekly-prayers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khoy Residents Remain Stranded a Week After the Earthquake<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-299893 size-medium\" title=\"Earthquake in Khoy 2 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Earthquake-in-Khoy-2-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Earthquake in Khoy 2 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Earthquake-in-Khoy-2-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Earthquake-in-Khoy-2-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Earthquake-in-Khoy-2-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Earthquake-in-Khoy-2-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the wake of the Khoy earthquake, the victims\u2019 situation remains critical. One week after the earthquake, people still do not have access to basic necessities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit the city of Khoy, West Azerbaijan province, in northwest Iran, at approximately 9:44 p.m. local time on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Khoy has a population of around 200,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, January 31, Khoy earthquake victims gathered in front of the governor\u2019s office and security forces, demanding to receive tents and heating equipment. These victims, whose homes were destroyed or become unstable during the earthquake, have been sleeping in the streets in sub-zero temperatures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/03\/khoy-residents-remain-stranded\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fearing Losing the Last Supporters Iran\u2019s Regime Increased IRIB\u2019s Budget<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-299891 size-medium\" title=\"Iran IRIB\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-IRIB-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran IRIB\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-IRIB-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-IRIB-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-IRIB-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-IRIB-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-IRIB.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">State propaganda is playing a major role in forming and diverting public opinion for the Iranian regime. Sometimes it is used as a tool for soft discouragement and sometimes it is used to portray a fictitious powerful regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s financial investment in its media, with countless websites, satellite channels in several languages, newspapers, etc. shows us how serious and vital a powerful propaganda apparatus is for the regime\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Across social media, the regime has several thousand fake accounts which they use to lurk for prey and brainwash them ideologically in favor of its political interests. The spread of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/iran-regimes-challenge-over-khameneis-successor-and-the-increasing-executions\/\">disinformation<\/a>\u00a0has so far helped to overcome many obstacles from inciting a second war between the USA and the former Iraqi government, to the countless so far failed attempts to eliminate the regime\u2019s main opposition and the craft of fake opposition groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/fearing-losing-the-last-supporters-irans-regime-increased-iribs-budget\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei Issued Another Order to Loot Iranian Public Assets!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257761 size-medium\" title=\"iran-khamenei-12042022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"iran-khamenei-12042022\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022-696x485.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-khamenei-12042022.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The revolutionary movement of the informed and courageous people of Iran is moving towards the overthrow of the authoritarian religious monarchy that has grabbed the nation\u2019s life, wealth, and honor. From September 2022 to this day, along with slaughtering of young people and shooting the eyes of courageous girls, the looting hand of Khamenei and gang have reached into the pockets of Iranians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For several decades, Khamenei has bought himself a chance to survive in every abyss by shedding blood and plundering the resources of the oppressed people of Iran, selling it at the lowest price to the ungrateful lord of the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/khamenei-issued-another-order\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Conference of British Parliamentarians from the Conservative Party, Supporting the NCRI, to Establish a Democratic Republic in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-299894 size-medium\" title=\"UK MPs Conference Jan 30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UK-MPs-Conference-Jan-30-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"UK MPs Conference Jan 30\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UK-MPs-Conference-Jan-30-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UK-MPs-Conference-Jan-30-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UK-MPs-Conference-Jan-30-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UK-MPs-Conference-Jan-30-696x372.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UK-MPs-Conference-Jan-30.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>January 30, 2023, London:<\/strong>\u00a0At a conference in Parliament with members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">NCRI<\/a>) and the Anglo-Iranian community, the UK MPs from the Conservative party discussed the current situation in Iran and its democratic future.<br \/>\nRegarding the conference, the British Committee for Iran Freedom (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">BCFIF<\/a>) issued a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/606-press-release-conservative-mps-hold-conference-with-ncri-to-discuss-its-plan-for-a-democratic-republic-in-iran\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">press release<\/a>. Conservative parliamentarians today discussed the current situation in Iran and its democratic future at a conference in Parliament with members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">NCRI<\/a>) and the Anglo-Iranian community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2023\/02\/the-conference-of-british-parliamentarians-from-the-conservative-party-supporting-the-ncri-to-establish-a-democratic-republic-in-iran\/42480\/\" 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-3-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 3,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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 142 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":299895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-299888","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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