{"id":301656,"date":"2023-02-14T09:40:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=301656"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:50:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:50:10","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_301660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-301660\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301660\" title=\"iran strikes 13022023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-strikes-13022023-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran strikes 13022023 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-strikes-13022023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-strikes-13022023-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-strikes-13022023-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-strikes-13022023-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-strikes-13022023-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-301660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strikes by workers and employees in Iran on February 13, 2023<\/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: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 152<\/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, February 14, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 152<\/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 entered its 152<sup>nd<\/sup> day today, as people in different Iranian cities took to the streets and engaged in a variety of activities, making it palpably clear that despite all the repressive measures, the regime has failed to extinguish the flames of resistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of MEK\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/mek-resistance-units-and-the-power-of-irans-democratic-alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>\u00a0projected a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/massoud-rajavi-biography\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/maryam-rajavi\/the-president-elect-maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0at 9:30 pm local time on Monday night in the capital\u2019s Tehranpars district.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 13 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Narmak district are chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/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\/ujySwUIj4T\">pic.twitter.com\/ujySwUIj4T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625213215415173121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 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;\">Despite the extremely cold winter conditions, on Monday night locals in the capital\u2019s\u00a0Narmak\u00a0district began chanting anti-regime slogans, including: \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In\u00a0Tehran, defrauded investors of the Ramak Khodro auto company held a rally and began protesting to demand their stolen investments returned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 14 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Investors in the Ramak auto company held a gathering demanding their stolen money returned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5sbmkuDlkt\">pic.twitter.com\/5sbmkuDlkt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625438449925865474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 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, a group of disabled Tehran residents staged a sit-in in front of the Planning and Budget Organization to protest the terrible living conditions and the regime\u2019s refusal to provide them with any assistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> &#8211; \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636 \u0645\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0631 \u0633\u0627\u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u0646\u0627\u0645\u0647 \u0648 \u0628\u0648\u062f\u062c\u0647 \u0631\u0698\u06cc\u0645 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636 \u0628\u0647 \u0648\u0636\u0639\u06cc\u062a \u0627\u0633\u0641\u200c\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u0639\u06cc\u0634\u062a\u06cc\u200c\u0634\u0627\u0646 &#8211; \u06f2\u06f4\u0628\u0647\u0645\u0646<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/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:\/\/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:\/\/t.co\/7ThcC6gA2K\">pic.twitter.com\/7ThcC6gA2K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0633\u0627\u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0647\u062f\u06cc\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0642 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 (@PMOIRAN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1625152793647669248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 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 the city of\u00a0Qom, parents of students in at least 12 all-girls schools are protesting their children falling ill one after another. There are allegations of intended food poisoning, and the parents are demanding answers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners in the city of\u00a0Qazvin in northwest Iran were rallying today, protesting low pensions, and poor insurance plans, and seeking adjustments based on skyrocketing prices and increasing inflation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 14 &#8211; Qazvin, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners are protesting low pensions, poor insurance plans, and seeking adjustments based on skyrocketing prices and increasing inflation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Qaes0OUxB\">pic.twitter.com\/5Qaes0OUxB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625496672662061058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 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;\">Contract workers involved with the city municipality in\u00a0Tabriz, northwest Iran, are protesting recent plans by regime officials that will make it very difficult for them to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Contract workers involved with the city municipality are protesting recent plans by regime officials that will make it very difficult for them to make ends meet.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U6PLqV5DZ6\">pic.twitter.com\/U6PLqV5DZ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625511431314472965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 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: 4:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP Warns Against Social Stress<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-243854 size-medium\" title=\"Over 60 million people across of Iran\u2019s 85 million population are living in poverty (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Over-60-million-people-across-of-Irans-85-million-population-are-living-in-poverty-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Over 60 million people across of Iran\u2019s 85 million population are living in poverty (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Over-60-million-people-across-of-Irans-85-million-population-are-living-in-poverty-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Over-60-million-people-across-of-Irans-85-million-population-are-living-in-poverty-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Over-60-million-people-across-of-Irans-85-million-population-are-living-in-poverty-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Over-60-million-people-across-of-Irans-85-million-population-are-living-in-poverty-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Over-60-million-people-across-of-Irans-85-million-population-are-living-in-poverty-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the regime&#8217;s Statistics Center report, food inflation in Dey 1401 (December 2022 &#8211; January 2023) compared to the same month last year has reached nearly 70% in urban areas and passed 70% in rural areas. Based on the report, food inflation in Dey 1401 compared to Azar 1400 (November 2021 &#8211; December 2021) has increased by 4.1%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 7, Ehsan Arkani, a member of the regime&#8217;s parliament, warned about the social consequences of inflation and said: &#8220;A 70% food inflation has put tremendous pressure on people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acknowledging the disastrous combination of inflation and the continuous devaluation of people&#8217;s money, Arkani added: &#8220;A 70% inflation means the value of the given 250,000 Toman subsidy is not more than 150,000 Toman now. A 50% inflation means the value of a 6 million Toman monthly salary for employees and workers has now dropped to 4 million. Any minister or official who can live with a 6 million monthly salary can claim to be competent in management.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Terror Is a Clear and Present Danger to the UK<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230382 size-medium\" title=\"The Telegraph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Telegraph-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"The-Telegraph\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As it clings on to power with ever greater desperation, deploying unimaginable violence against its own citizens for daring to call for greater freedoms, the brutal regime in Tehran has just marked the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2023\/02\/05\/irans-supreme-leader-pardons-thousands-linked-headscarf-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution<\/a>. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been the enforcers and exporters of this revolution since 1979, and in so doing have become the world\u2019s pre-eminent terror organisation. There is no terror group in the world which can boast such a formidable reputation for destabilisation and thirst for bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Possessing a multi-billion dollar business empire across the Iranian state, the IRGC\u2019s resources are plentiful and it uses them to deadly effect. It is a principal protagonist in some of the world\u2019s most bloody conflicts. Its terror franchises Hezbollah and Hamas are the de-facto rulers of Lebanon and Gaza respectively, inflicting immeasurable suffering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/02\/12\/iranian-terror-clear-present-danger-uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK Presents Evidence Linking Iran in Houthi Weapon Supply<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">LONDON (AP) \u2014 Britain says it has for the first time presented evidence that Iran is supplying advanced weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, after finding images of tests conducted at the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran on the hard drive of an unmanned aircraft seized by the Royal Navy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Personnel from the British ship HMS Montrose seized the unmanned quadcopter along with a shipment of missiles and missile parts in February last year when they stopped and searched a number of fast-moving skiffs in the Gulf of Oman. The weapons and other evidence were presented to the United Nations as linking Iran to violations of Security Council resolutions barring weapons shipments to the Houthis, Britain\u2019s Ministry of Defense said Monday in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is the first time we have been able to present evidence to the U.N. that indicates a direct link between the Iranian state and the supply of these weapons,\u201d a ministry official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with departmental policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-politics-united-kingdom-yemen-government-239568283d236bc12e57a366fdc805d5\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK Presents Evidence of Iranian Violations of Un Resolutions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265624 size-medium\" title=\"UK-Gov-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UK-Gov-logo-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"UK-Gov-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weapons seized by Royal Navy ship HMS Montrose have been presented to the UN as evidence, linking an Iranian state organisation \u2013 the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) \u2013 to the smuggling of weapon systems in violation of a UN Security Council Resolution.\u00a0On two occasions in early 2022,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fuk-reveals-royal-navy-seizure-of-smuggled-iranian-missiles&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAnnabel.Turner161%40mod.gov.uk%7Cbe30e441cef345d3ad5f08db0dbc1726%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638118873704650467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nrMEcCipJhWfogNm6IqpAyaSMsTA2K1n5%2B6BfEFjN5Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"external\" class=\"govuk-link\">HMS Montrose seized Iranian weapons<\/a>\u00a0from speedboats operated by smugglers in international waters south of Iran. The items included surface-to-air-missiles and engines for land attack cruise missiles, in contravention of UN Security Council Resolutions 2231 and 2140 (2015).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weapons were presented to representatives of the United Nations who provide an assessment of the conflict in Yemen and Iranian nuclear activity. The interdictions were referred to in the Secretary General\u2019s UNSCR 2231 report published in Dec 2022 and are expected to feature in the UNSCR 2140 annual report that will shortly be released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-presents-evidence-of-iranian-violations-of-un-resolutions\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia Security Agency Foils Iranian Operation, Minister Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254957 size-medium\" title=\"bloomberg-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"bloomberg-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Iranian operation to surveil an Australian citizen was disrupted by security agencies, Home Affairs Minister Clare O\u2019Neil said, in what she warned was part of a rising tide of foreign interference efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following a crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran in recent months, authorities in Tehran had attempted to monitor the home of an Iranian-Australian, including conducting research on their friends and family, O\u2019Neil told the Australian National University in a speech Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re not going to stand back and have Australians or indeed visitors to our country, watched and tracked by foreign governments on our soil,\u201d she said. Australia won\u2019t tolerate \u201chostile acts in the form of surveillance, harassment or intimidation\u201d against its citizens, she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-14\/australia-security-agency-foils-iranian-operation-minister-says?leadSource=uverify%20wall\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is the Primary Destabilising Element in the Region: US Central Command<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301721 alignleft\" title=\"the daily tribune news of bahrain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-daily-tribune-news-of-bahrain.jpg\" alt=\"the daily tribune news of bahrain logo\" width=\"228\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-daily-tribune-news-of-bahrain.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-daily-tribune-news-of-bahrain-150x74.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US Central Command remains focused on strengthening relations and partnerships in the region as it continues to see Iran as the biggest threat to regional security and stability, said General Michael &#8220;Erik&#8221; Kurilla, US CENTCOM Commander.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an emailed interview with The Daily Tribune, General Kurilla said: &#8220;Tehran is now shipping deadly UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and advanced weaponry to Russia, supplying and supporting Russia&#8217;s illegal war in Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is the primary destabilising element in the region, and I have been consistent on that point&#8221;, Gen. Kurilla added. He said that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of CENTCOM, noting that: &#8220;Iran was the primary concern for CENTCOM at its formation in 1983, and that remains the case today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/bahrain\/88092.html\" 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 Uprising Enters Sixth Month With Growing Momentum<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301658 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 13 2023 696x313 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-13-2023-696x313-1-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 13 2023 696x313 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-13-2023-696x313-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-13-2023-696x313-1-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-13-2023-696x313-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 151<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0day on Monday and entering its sixth month as Iranians throughout the country and the Diaspora across the globe are expanding their movement against the mullahs\u2019 regime. Protesters in Tehran and other cities across Iran are braving all odds to continue their protests with growing momentum, using every opportunity to write anti-regime slogans and burning pro-regime propaganda billboards, posters, and banners. These are the means used by the Iranian people to voice their hatred and yearning of overthrowing the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship, including the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-uprising-enters-sixth-month-with-growing-momentum\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Threatened With Expulsion, a High School Girl Falls into a Coma<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301659 size-medium\" title=\"Zahra Ahmadi min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zahra-Ahmadi-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zahra Ahmadi min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zahra-Ahmadi-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zahra-Ahmadi-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zahra-Ahmadi-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Zahra-Ahmadi-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the midst of the clerical regime\u2019s show of amnesty and release of some prisoners, painful cases of human rights violations continue in Iran, including a high school girl who fell into a coma after she was threatened with expulsion from school due to an Instagram post in support of the Iran protests.\u00a0Also, many innocent citizens are still in prison, some are summoned to serve their sentences, and many more are arrested or sentenced to imprisonment in unfair and summary trials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/13\/a-high-school-girl-falls-into-a-coma\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">1979 Anti-monarchist Revolution Is Honored by the Iranian Dissidents<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301657 size-medium\" title=\"Anti Monarchist Revolution\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anti-Monarchist-Revolution-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Anti Monarchist Revolution\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anti-Monarchist-Revolution-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anti-Monarchist-Revolution-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anti-Monarchist-Revolution-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Anti-Monarchist-Revolution.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1979 anti-monarchic Iranian Revolution is a story of unfulfilled promises, missed opportunities, inept governments, and untold stories. The expectations of the millions of Iranians, who in 1979 voted for the Islamic Republic and for prosperity and freedom, remain drastically unfulfilled. Instead of democracy, Iranians ended up with another kind of dictatorship and autocracy. Instead of an accountable government, they ended up with another system of corruption and cronyism. Human rights and women\u2019s and minority rights were all sacrificed in the name of religion and continued to have the same destiny as in shah\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/1979-anti-monarchist-revolution-is-honored\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">San Francisco\u2014February 12, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"San Francisco&mdash;Feb 12, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ofs3_zBInpA\" 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%2Fofs3_zBInpA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ofs3_zBInpA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT49S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-13T10:18:40Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ofs3_zBInpA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fofs3_zBInpA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">San Francisco\u2014Feb 12, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition.<\/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\/ofs3_zBInpA\" 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%2Fofs3_zBInpA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco&mdash;Feb 12, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"San Francisco\u2014Feb 12, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition On the Anniversary of Iran&#039;s 1979 Anti-Monarchic Revolution and Honor the Fallen Heroes of the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>San Francisco\u2014February 12, 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>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 photo exhibition on the anniversary of Iran\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-1979-anti-monarchical-revolution-never-ended\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">1979 anti-monarchic revolution<\/a>\u00a0and honor the fallen heroes of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0nationwide Iranian Revolution<\/a>. They also honored the legacy of Iran\u2019s 1979 anti-dictatorial revolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/02\/san-francisco-february-12-2022-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-held-a-photo-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/42834\/\" 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-13-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 13,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 152 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":301660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-301656","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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