{"id":302183,"date":"2023-02-19T09:49:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T08:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=302183"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:49:01","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-19-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-19-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 19, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-302192 size-full\" title=\"0J1A6218 site\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0J1A6218-site.jpg\" alt=\"0J1A6218 site\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0J1A6218-site.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0J1A6218-site-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0J1A6218-site-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0J1A6218-site-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0J1A6218-site-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 157<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sunday, February 19, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 157<\/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 157<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day, today, as people in different Iranian cities continued to express their opposition to the regime and calling for its overthrow, and protesting their terrible living conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, people in the capital&#8217;s Jannat Abad district chanted: &#8220;Death to the dictator!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 19 &#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 Jannat Abad district are chanting: &quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/YrPjk2iQhm\">pic.twitter.com\/YrPjk2iQhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627381297818763264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Retirees and pensioners in the cities of Kermanshah, Isfahan,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627259196952518656\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627252905588715520\" rel=\"noopener\">Shushtar<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627293171091742722\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627346019041136640\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerman<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627359861033013249\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandar Abbas<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627260455096922113\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a> rallied and protested low pensions, poor insurance plans, and sought 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 19 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting low pensions and poor economic conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/A0qKhMZwob\">pic.twitter.com\/A0qKhMZwob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627289396071350272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Tehran, family members of death row inmates rallied again today outside the regime\u2019s judiciary building, protesting the death sentences and demanding answers from regime officials. There have been many such rallies held by family members of inmates, who travel from across the country to hold these gatherings\u00a0in Tehran, where children have been seen holding placards reading: \u201cDon\u2019t execute my dad!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 19 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Families of death row inmates rallied outside the regime&#39;s judiciary and called for a halt to the regime&#39;s executions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/aQ5vbKgcdz\">pic.twitter.com\/aQ5vbKgcdz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627241580695519232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Bakery owners\u00a0in the country\u2019s capital protested on Sunday regarding the regime officials\u2019 refusal to respond to their outstanding demands as living conditions continue to deteriorate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 19 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Bakery owners in the country&#39;s capital are protesting the officials&#39; refusal to respond to their outstanding demands as living conditions continue to deteriorate.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/LOLjgKQO4d\">pic.twitter.com\/LOLjgKQO4d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627254163569606657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Yasuj, southwest Iran, municipality workers rallied outside the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmed Province governor\u2019s office and demanded their paychecks that have been delayed for the past eight months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 19 &#8211; Yasuj, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Municipality workers rallying outside the Kohgiluyeh &amp; Boyer Ahmed Province governor&#39;s office, demanding paychecks that have been delayed for the past eight months.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/j2TxpzNIbc\">pic.twitter.com\/j2TxpzNIbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627255422217252865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Sunday, workers of a local train manufacturing company in\u00a0Ahvaz, southwest Iran, voiced their anger over not receiving their paychecks for the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of a local train manufacturing company are protesting not receiving their paychecks for the past 18 months.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/Gqj8CizbnK\">pic.twitter.com\/Gqj8CizbnK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627232773059534849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Local teachers in\u00a0Tabriz, northwest Iran, were also protesting regime officials\u2019 refusal to respond to their outstanding demands regarding their extremely poor living conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 19 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Local teachers are protesting regime officials&#39; refusal to respond to their outstanding demands regarding their extremely poor living conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/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\/oVN8xNMw91\">pic.twitter.com\/oVN8xNMw91<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627261717817266182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627262972212178945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1627262972212178945%7Ctwgr%5Eff89f7760af6a42dfa25143041dcd4ce5680c1e0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-revolution-backed-by-munich-rallies-saying-no-to-shah-no-to-mullahs%2F\">Yazd<\/a>, central Iran, workers of the local Yazdbaf textile company, the largest of its kind in the Middle East, protested against their low\/delayed paychecks and poor living conditions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_mfYMFkno1Ck\"><div id=\"lyte_mfYMFkno1Ck\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FmfYMFkno1Ck%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/mfYMFkno1Ck\" 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%2FmfYMFkno1Ck%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Thousands of People in Western Iran Trapped in Snow<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL__qkqRX1ggRs\"><div id=\"lyte__qkqRX1ggRs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_qkqRX1ggRs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/_qkqRX1ggRs\" 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%2F_qkqRX1ggRs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Unprecedented and heavy snowfall in Kuhrang county, lack of rescue equipment, closed roads, and the incompetence of the authorities have turned a natural occurrence into an emerging disaster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The state-run Tasnim <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1401\/11\/27\/2854785\" rel=\"noopener\">news agency reported<\/a>: &#8220;Snowfall has caused many villages to be cut off and rural homes to be destroyed; the snow height in urban areas of Kuhrang has reached up to three and a half meters, and up to six meters in mountainous and rural areas. Communication routes for 100 villages in the region have been cut off from the county center, and rural people are trapped in their homes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the governor of Kuhrang county, 200 villages in this county are under snow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 16 &#8211; Kuhrang, Chaharmahal &amp; Bakhtiari Province, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>The city has seen over two meters of snowfall. Authorities have been sending anti-regime units prior to any snow-removing machinery to clear the roads.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KNNODkr3gQ\">pic.twitter.com\/KNNODkr3gQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626203490640093184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Azeri President Blames Iran\u2019s \u2018Establishment\u2019 for Embassy Attack<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254957 alignleft\" title=\"bloomberg-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo.jpg\" alt=\"bloomberg-logo\" width=\"310\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo.jpg 310w, 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\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev said the \u201cIranian establishment\u201d was behind an armed attack on his country\u2019s embassy in Tehran last month in which a security officer was killed and two others wounded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In his first direct criticism of the authorities in Tehran over the incident, Aliyev said the failure of police to act immediately to stop the gunman and the fact that state TV interviewed the assailant shortly after he was detained indicated he was \u201csent by some branches of the Iranian establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-18\/azerbaijan-president-blames-iran-s-establishment-for-embassy-attack\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Oped: The Mullahs Robbed Iran Of Music, But Soon It Will Return<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-301388 size-medium\" title=\"international business times logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"international business times logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For a brief time in 1979, a sense of optimism pervaded Iranian society.\u00a0The Shah&#8217;s corrupt dictatorship was officially deposed on Feb. 11 and many of those who had contributed to the revolution believed that the end of his tyranny would lead inexorably to a democratic system and self-governance for the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But instead, Ruhollah Khomeini promptly took advantage of decades of repression against democratic opposition to establish himself as Supreme Leader within a system that guaranteed absolute power to the clerics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/mullahs-robbed-iran-music-soon-it-will-return-3669423\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Oped: Iranians Deserve Better than the Shah\u2019s Son<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302199 alignleft\" title=\"international policy digest struan stevenson article 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-policy-digest-struan-stevenson-article-1.jpg\" alt=\"international policy digest struan stevenson article 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-policy-digest-struan-stevenson-article-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-policy-digest-struan-stevenson-article-1-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">When it comes to making historic mistakes, history has a nasty way of repeating itself. Last weekend at the Munich Security Conference, one of the world\u2019s most important gatherings to discuss peace and international security, a historic mistake was made and a missed opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It was attended by more than 45 heads of state and government and nearly 100 ministers from around the world. Notable for their absence this year were official delegations from both Russia and Iran, excluded from the invitation list because of Russia\u2019s illegal war in Ukraine and the clerical regime\u2019s savage crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran. In their place, the new chair of the conference, the German diplomat Christoph Heusgen invited \u201copposition figures\u201d from these respective countries. Sadly, Reza Pahlavi was the figure supposedly representing the official opposition to the mullahs\u2019 tyrannical regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intpolicydigest.org\/iranians-deserve-better-than-the-shah-s-son\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">State-affiliated Economist Warns of Looming Danger at Any Moment<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302189 size-medium\" title=\"mohsen ranani economist 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mohsen-ranani-economist-1-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"mohsen ranani economist 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mohsen-ranani-economist-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mohsen-ranani-economist-1-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mohsen-ranani-economist-1-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mohsen-ranani-economist-1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mohsen Renani, a state-affiliated economist and university professor, has written an article titled &#8220;Collapse&#8221; in which he states that the Iranian regime has gone through the &#8220;first three stages&#8221; of the &#8220;collapse occurrence&#8221; and it is unclear to what extent it can prevent the final stage of collapse with what he called &#8220;resistance, violence, and crackdown on society&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Renani published the article on his website on Friday, February 17. He wrote that he had initially sent the text, which was written two months ago, to former FM Javad Zarif to convey it to the Supreme Leader, but after Zarif&#8217;s failure to deliver the message to Ali Khamenei, he decided to make it public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Renani wrote: &#8220;Whether Iran moves towards the model of Chile and South Africa or towards the ones of Libya and Syria, depends primarily on the behavior of the government and then on the behavior of the society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He emphasized that the opportunity for &#8220;reforms from above&#8221; has been lost, but the possibility of a &#8220;revolution from above&#8221; still exists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This university professor also explained: &#8220;The prerequisite for the success of reforms from above is the credibility of the political system, and now the political system has lost its credibility in the minds of a large part of the society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Warning the most senior state officials, he said: &#8220;You must know that even if you try to psychologically discourage this generation with harsh suppression methods, this generation has reached a stage of hope and can create new hopeful horizons at any moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Judiciary Official Acknowledges the Extent of the Nationwide Iran Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-256885 size-medium\" title=\"kazem-gharibabadi-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"kazem-gharibabadi-iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-696x350.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran-1068x538.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kazem-gharibabadi-iran.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an unprecedented admission, Kazem Gharibabadi, the International Vice-President of the Iranian regime\u2019s Judiciary, acknowledged the extent of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, describing it as a \u201cplanned riot and a combined war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the state-run Entekhab website, he stated that &#8220;during the riots, more than 3,000 motorcycles and buildings were destroyed. Additionally, over 7,000 law enforcement officers were injured, and 70 enforcement officers were killed. Furthermore, more than 80 people were arrested during the riots, and over 8,000 knives and firearms were confiscated from the rioters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">However, the actual number of arrestees is believed to be over 30,000, and according to the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), over 750 protesters have been killed by the regime\u2019s security forces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising Gains Momentum With New Protests, Munich Rally<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302185 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 18 2023 696x378 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-18-2023-696x378-1-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 18 2023 696x378 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-18-2023-696x378-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-18-2023-696x378-1-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-18-2023-696x378-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protesters in various parts of Iran\u2019s Sistan &amp; Baluchistan and Kurdistan provinces took to the streets in new rallies on Friday, protesting the regime\u2019s crackdown measures and voicing their demands for a democratic republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian opposition coalition\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\">NCRI<\/a>, with its cornerstone member the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>, rallied in Munich on Friday and continued their demonstration on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1626872901768220672?s=20\">Saturday<\/a>\u00a0in solidarity with Iran revolution protests and to relay the Iranian people\u2019s opposition to any form of dictatorship. The thousands of MEK supporters also voiced their support for NCRI President-elect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/maryam-rajavi\/the-president-elect-maryam-rajavi\/\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\">ten-point plan<\/a>\u00a0for the future of Iran and emphasized on the Iranian people\u2019s opposition to a return to a monarchical rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-uprising-gains-momentum-with-new-protests-munich-rally\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoner Yalda Emamdoust Languishes in Jail<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302184 size-medium\" title=\"Yalda Imamdoust min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yalda-Imamdoust-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yalda Imamdoust min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yalda-Imamdoust-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yalda-Imamdoust-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yalda-Imamdoust-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Yalda-Imamdoust-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Political prisoner Yalda Emamdoust, a marathon runner and champion in Isfahan, has been\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/%db%8c%d9%84%d8%af%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa-%db%8c%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d9%82%d9%87%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%af%d8%b1-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86\/\" rel=\"noopener\">imprisoned<\/a>\u00a0in Dowlat Abad prison for four years and is under torture and excruciating pressure. The agents of the Intelligence Ministry have used Mrs. Emamdoust\u2019s husband, a member of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), as a lever of pressure and torture against her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yalda Emamdoust, a marathon runner and champion in Isfahan, has suffered from skin and nervous diseases due to psychological pressure and endures difficult conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/18\/political-prisoner-yalda-emamdoust\/\" 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-18-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 18,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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 157 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":302192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-302183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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