{"id":301876,"date":"2023-02-15T09:06:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T08:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=301876"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:14:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301885\" title=\"ncri rally iranian youth 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ncri-rally-iranian-youth-1.jpg\" alt=\"ncri rally iranian youth 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ncri-rally-iranian-youth-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ncri-rally-iranian-youth-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ncri-rally-iranian-youth-1-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ncri-rally-iranian-youth-1-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ncri-rally-iranian-youth-1-696x369.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 153<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Wednesday, February 15, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 153<\/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 witnessed its 153<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day on Wednesday as more people from different walks of life took to the streets and held protest rallies, chanting slogans against the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Workers of the Iran Shipbuilding &amp; Offshore Industries Complex in Bandar Abbas, a major port city in southern Iran, held a gathering on Wednesday and protested mismanagement, delayed paychecks, and other problems regarding their working and pay conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 15 &#8211; Bandar Abbas, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Iran Shipbuilding &amp; Offshore Industries Complex are protesting mismanagement, delayed paychecks, and other problems regarding their working conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/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%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/748aPtz1A9\">pic.twitter.com\/748aPtz1A9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625774413483511810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 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\">People in the city of\u00a0Eslamabad-e-Gharb of Kermanshah Province held a gathering today and protested the local officials\u2019 hollow promises of providing real estate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 15 &#8211; Eslamabad-e-Gharb, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People are holding a gathering and protesting local officials&#39; hollow promises on providing real estate.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/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%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1a29YisUcO\">pic.twitter.com\/1a29YisUcO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625776929994588161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 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\">People in Dehloran of Ilam Province, western Iran, sought to start anti-regime protests and demolish an IRGC paramilitary Basij statue at one of the city\u2019s main squares on Tuesday night, local activists say. Members of the regime security forces responded by opening fire and protesters returned fire, according to incoming reports. As a result of the clashes two members of the regime\u2019s security forces and two protesters were injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian security forces attack protesters in Dehloran | February 14, 2023\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_OaCbIQ1CYzQ\" 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%2FOaCbIQ1CYzQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OaCbIQ1CYzQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT24S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-14T21:42:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_OaCbIQ1CYzQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FOaCbIQ1CYzQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian security forces attack protesters in Dehloran | February 14, 2023<\/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\/OaCbIQ1CYzQ\" 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%2FOaCbIQ1CYzQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian security forces attack protesters in Dehloran | February 14, 2023\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"*** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>, locals in the capital&#8217;s Niavaran Street chanted anti-regime slogans, including: &#8220;Khamenei, have some shame! Let go of the country!&#8221;<\/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 \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Niavaran Street area were chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Khamenei, have some shame! Let go of the country!&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\/jOaX35T9IU\">pic.twitter.com\/jOaX35T9IU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625763088585695232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625887672039538690\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a>,\u00a0 courageous locals burned the regime\u2019s propaganda banner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also in Karaj, west of Tehran Protesters <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625882626455379969\" rel=\"noopener\">burned<\/a> a poster of the regime\u2019s founders Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Another regime\u2019s propaganda billboard was torched in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625877593307197443\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>, northeast Iran, and protesters burned a regime propaganda poster on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625872561975488514\" rel=\"noopener\">anniversary<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a>\u2019s 1979 revolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1625865013410902020\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashan<\/a> central Iran, locals set another large regime propaganda poster on fire.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Al Qaeda\u2019s New \u2018De Facto\u2019 Leader Saif Al Adel Is Under the Protection of Iran, UN Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228422 size-medium\" title=\"WashingtonExaminer_23102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WashingtonExaminer_23102020-300x51.jpg\" alt=\"WashingtonExaminer_23102020\" width=\"300\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WashingtonExaminer_23102020-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WashingtonExaminer_23102020.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">A<\/span>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/un\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">United Nations<\/a>\u00a0team has determined that the new leader of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-qaeda\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">al Qaeda<\/a>\u00a0is Saif al Adel \u2014\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/americas-new-most-wanted-terrorist-black-hawk-down-al-qaeda\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">a longtime jihadi<\/a>\u00a0who has spent years operating in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Iran<\/a> under the protection of the Iranian regime.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ayman-al-zawahiri\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Ayman al-Zawahiri<\/a>, the second-in-command to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/osama-bin-laden\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Osama bin Laden<\/a>\u00a0who took the helm of al Qaeda in 2011 after bin Laden was killed by the United States in Pakistan, was himself killed in a U.S. air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, last summer. The U.N.&#8217;s specialized monitoring team\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/documents-dds-ny.un.org\/doc\/UNDOC\/GEN\/N23\/038\/91\/PDF\/N2303891.pdf?OpenElement\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">said<\/a>\u00a0this week that the \u201cpredominant view\u201d of U.N. member countries is that Iran-based Adel \u201cis now the de facto leader\u201d of al Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/9-11\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">9\/11<\/a>\u00a0and many other deadly terrorist attacks worldwide and that his leadership is \u201cuncontested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/al-qaeda-new-de-facto-leader-saif-al-adel-under-protection-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">US Intel Agency Confirms Russian Use of Iranian Weapons in Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228422 size-medium\" title=\"WashingtonExaminer_23102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WashingtonExaminer_23102020-300x51.jpg\" alt=\"WashingtonExaminer_23102020\" width=\"300\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WashingtonExaminer_23102020-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WashingtonExaminer_23102020.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The U.S. intelligence community has confirmed that\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Russia<\/a>\u00a0has used Iranian-made weapons throughout its nearly yearlong war in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A new\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.mil\/Portals\/110\/DIA_Iranian_UAVs_in_Ukraine-A_Visual_Comparison.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">report<\/a>\u00a0from the Defense Intelligence Agency, released on Tuesday, analyzed the Shahed-136 one-way attack UAV, the Shahed-131 one-way attack UAV, and the Mohajer-6 multirole UAV. The report compares photos taken of weapons recovered by the Ukrainians with recently declassified images of Iranian UAVs used to attack U.S. and partner interests in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">U.S. officials have repeatedly accused Iran of helping Russia in its\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-in-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">war in Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0and have warned about their growing partnership that threatens both the Middle East and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/us-intel-agency-confirms-russia-iran-weapons-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43643 \" title=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall-street-journal-logo-300.jpg\" alt=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" width=\"199\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The U.S. military is considering sending Ukraine thousands of seized weapons and more than a million rounds of ammunition once bound for Iran-backed fighters in Yemen, an unprecedented step that\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/major-russian-offensive-is-under-way-in-ukraine-nato-says-6309cf7e?mod=article_inline\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"icon none\">would help Kyiv battle Russian forces<\/a>, U.S. and European officials said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">U.S. officials said they are looking at sending Ukraine more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.6 million rounds of small arms ammunition, a small number of antitank missiles, and more than 7,000 proximity fuses seized in recent months off the Yemen coast from\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iran-navy-port-emerges-as-key-to-alleged-weapons-smuggling-to-yemen-u-n-report-says-11641651941?mod=article_inline\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"icon none\">smugglers suspected of working for Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>The unusual move would open up a new supply of firepower America and its allies could tap into as they struggle to meet\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ukraines-troops-will-need-fewer-bullets-and-shells-after-training-u-s-hopes-62081a97?mod=article_inline\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"icon none\">Ukraine\u2019s need for military support<\/a>\u00a0as its war with Russia enters its second year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/seized-weapons-bound-for-yemen-may-go-to-ukraine-2516b45d\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">EU to Sanction Iran Entities Involved in Russian War in Ukraine &#8211; von Der Leyen<\/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\">BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (Reuters) &#8211; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday the EU will propose sanctions targeting for the first time Iranian economic operators involved in the Russian war in Ukraine.<\/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\">&#8220;For the first time we are also proposing to sanction Iranian entities including those linked to Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard,&#8221; Von der Leyen told European lawmakers in Strasbourg.<\/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-2\">Von der Leyen said the 10th package of sanctions, worth a total of 11 billion euros ($11.79 billion), would target new trade bans and technology export controls, including drones, helicopters and missiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/eu-sanction-iran-entities-involved-russian-war-ukraine-von-der-leyen-2023-02-15\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">New Zealand Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Over Supply of Drones to Russia<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258182 \" title=\"anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png\" alt=\"anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA\" width=\"150\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png 244w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA-150x127.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">New Zealand on Wednesday announced new sanctions against eight Iranian individuals and entities over the supply of drones to Russia and those responsible for the violent response to recent protests in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Under the new sanctions, New Zealand targeted the head of the Supply, Research and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, the commander of the Iranian Air Force, and companies responsible for the manufacturing of drones, said Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cNew Zealand condemns all individuals and entities supporting Russia\u2019s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine,\u201d said Mahuta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/politics\/new-zealand-imposes-new-sanctions-on-iran-over-supply-of-drones-to-russia\/2820157\" 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\">Protests in Iran Continue by People from Different Strata<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301878 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 14 2023 696x395 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-14-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 14 2023 696x395 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-14-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-14-2023-696x395-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-14-2023-696x395-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s cities are witnessing protests by people from different walks of life as the nation continues to voice its utter hatred of 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\">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 href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). The names of 647 killed protesters have<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-protests-in-iran-continue-by-people-from-different-strata\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Girls High Schools: Systematic Poisoning Sparks Outrage and Demands for Action<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301882 size-medium\" title=\"Poisoning of girls high schools students min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Poisoning-of-girls-high-schools-students-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Poisoning of girls high schools students min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Poisoning-of-girls-high-schools-students-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Poisoning-of-girls-high-schools-students-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Poisoning-of-girls-high-schools-students-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Poisoning-of-girls-high-schools-students-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The serial gas poisoning of students in girls high schools in Qom reached Tehran. At the same time, the families of the poisoned students protested in front of the Qom governorate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Some 30 students of one of Tehran\u2019s girls high schools got respiratory poisoning and went to the hospital on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. (The state-run Hamshahri newspaper \u2013 February 14, 2023)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the students at the girls&#8217; high school in Tehran\u2019s Monirieh District, \u201cAround 9 o\u2019clock, there was a smell in the air of the class, the whole class was almost suffocating. We all came out. Little by little, they came out from the rest of the classes. The whole building was full. The smell was like pepper spray or tear gas because some of the students\u2019 eyes were burning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/14\/girls-high-schools-poisoning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Destruction of Lake Urmia and Frequent Earthquakes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301880 size-medium\" title=\"Khoy Earthquake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Khoy-Earthquake-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Khoy Earthquake\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Khoy-Earthquake-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Khoy-Earthquake-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Khoy-Earthquake-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Khoy-Earthquake-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Khoy-Earthquake.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">About two weeks ago, a strong earthquake (5.9 magnitudes) at a depth of 7 kilometers shook the city of Khoy in Iran\u2019s West Azerbaijan province at around 21:44 local time. The quake was strong enough that even the people in Urmia felt the shocks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the state-run media, at least three people lost their lives in the disaster and more than 1000 people were injured. Reports indicate more than 70 villages have been damaged, with around 20 of them almost completely\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-48-hour-ultimatum-to-sarpol-e-zahab-earthquake-victims-evacuate-barracks\/\">decimated<\/a>. More than 30 villages are also lacking electricity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/the-destruction-of-lake-urmia-and-frequent-earthquakes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">University Professors Are Being Fired by the Ministry of Science<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301877 alignleft\" title=\"Why were more than 10 Iranian university professors fired 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Why-were-more-than-10-Iranian-university-professors-fired-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why were more than 10 Iranian university professors fired 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Why-were-more-than-10-Iranian-university-professors-fired-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Why-were-more-than-10-Iranian-university-professors-fired-1-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The large-scale dismissal of university professors and the subsequent reflection of this news in cyberspace and the media made the Ministry of Science of Ebrahim Raisi to react. Although there are news and documented reports that university professors are being fired from educational centers for declaring their support for the uprising of the Iranian people, the Ministry of Science claimed that no professor was fired for political reasons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Morteza Farrokhi, the Deputy Minister of Law of the Ministry of Science, told ISNA on Monday, 13th of February, that there are no statistics on the dismissal of university professors after the recent protests, and at the same time he claimed that \u201cif there are cases of dismissal of professors, it is due to academic incompetence and failure to receive grades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/university-professors-are-being-fired-by-the\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF): UK Must Stand With the Iranian People and Their Resistance as Iran Embarks on a New Revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301881\" title=\"BCFIF\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCFIF.jpg\" alt=\"BCFIF\" width=\"998\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCFIF.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCFIF-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCFIF-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCFIF-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCFIF-696x386.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The British Committee for Iran Freedom (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">BCFIF<\/a>) issued\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/607-press-release-uk-must-stand-with-the-iranian-people-and-their-resistance-as-iran-embarks-on-a-new-revolution\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">a statement<\/a>\u00a0on 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>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In part of the statement, Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobBlackman\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Bob Blackman<\/a>\u00a0MP prominent member of the BCFIF wrote: \u201cToday\u2019s nationwide protests against the regime with popular chants of \u201cDown with dictator\u201d and \u201cDown with the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Supreme Leader\u201d are the continuation of that popular dissent and the culmination of sacrifices made by the people of Iran and their popular resistance movement to end the religious dictatorship for a free, democratic and secular republic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2023\/02\/the-british-committee-for-iran-freedom-bcfif-uk-must-stand-with-the-iranian-people-and-their-resistance-as-iran-embarks-on-a-new-revolution\/42857\/\" 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-14-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 14,<\/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: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 153 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":301885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-301876","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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