{"id":302249,"date":"2023-02-20T08:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T07:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=302249"},"modified":"2023-03-01T18:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:56:49","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 20, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-302252\" title=\"iran workers protests 19022023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-workers-protests-19022023.jpg\" alt=\"iran workers protests 19022023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-workers-protests-19022023.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-workers-protests-19022023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-workers-protests-19022023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-workers-protests-19022023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-workers-protests-19022023-696x392.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 158<\/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 20, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 158<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 655 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 158<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day, today, as, retirees and pensioners of the regime\u2019s telecommunications industry in Lorestan Province rallied in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627573769668640768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1627573769668640768%7Ctwgr%5E8c4f5a5f4e75c768d000663735c49e60b5589a92%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-escalate-by-people-from-all-walks-of-life%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Khorramabad<\/a> to protest against their low pensions and poor economic conditions. Similar rallies were held in\u00a0Tehran,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627700228378996743\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerman<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627582578134769664\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627592680279535616\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627586954572488708\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilam<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627593903200407554\" rel=\"noopener\">Yasuj<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627636684253691905\" rel=\"noopener\">Arak<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627642975722373121\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627714708425019392\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627588410197278721\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 20 &#8211; Tehran, <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 communications industry in the country&#39;s capital are 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%DB%95_%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%95_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%DB%95_%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\u06d5_\u0634\u0627\u06d5_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u06d5_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPnH8WMshU\">pic.twitter.com\/aPnH8WMshU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627647135549390849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Workers of companies involved in lead and other metals are on strike in the cities of\u00a0Yazd\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627640459391823872\" rel=\"noopener\">Zanjan<\/a>, protesting their delayed paychecks, harsh working conditions, and long working hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 20 &#8211; Yazd, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of a local lead and metals company are on strike protesting their paychecks that have been delayed for the past six 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\/ioGdFqnjGs\">pic.twitter.com\/ioGdFqnjGs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627639207765200896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Workers and engineers of the Kanrood Sazeh Company involved in a local petrochemical plant in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627637942561955840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1627637942561955840%7Ctwgr%5Efed0f252d64a11add8608d509957db903f8b6431%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-escalate-by-people-from-all-walks-of-life%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Chabahar<\/a> in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan Province of southeast Iran went on strike, protesting the non-payment of their wages for the past four months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also, in Yasuj, southwest Iran, protesters continued the campaign of torching pro-regime propaganda posters, banners, and billboards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1627605449301188608\" rel=\"noopener\">Qom<\/a>, northcentral, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1627605002972811265\" rel=\"noopener\">Bushehr<\/a>, south of Iran, MEK-affiliated Resistance Units torched the regime\u2019s repressive IRGC \u00a0Basij bases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the early hours of Monday, in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6OreXr46f7Y\" rel=\"noopener\">several cities<\/a>, including Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, southern Iran, Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, and Kermanshah, western Iran, defiant youth engaged in various anti-regime activities, including targeting paramilitary Basij bases, burning regime propaganda banners, and lighting fires to prevent attacks by the suppressive forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In another development, thousands of Iranians staged a rally in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627674433405038595\" rel=\"noopener\">Belgian capital, Brussels<\/a>, calling on the European Union to designate the IRGC as a terrorist entity. They carried banners reading, \u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader (Khamenei),\u201d and \u201cNo to monarchy, no to theocracy! Democracy\/equality!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thousands of Iranians in Brussels are calling on the European Union to blacklist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCterrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCterrorists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJrEsaIsgN\">pic.twitter.com\/zJrEsaIsgN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1627672043578851330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">UK Sanctions Iranian Judges, Commanders and Regional Governors<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255984 size-medium\" title=\"Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018-300x76.jpg\" alt=\"Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018-150x38.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Arab_news_Logo_L_Apr_2018.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">LONDON: Britain imposed sanctions on three Iranian judges, three members of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two regional governors, an update to a British government website showed on Monday. Those added to the sanctions list, and subject to an asset freeze and travel ban were named by Britain\u2019s foreign office as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Musa Asif Al-Hosseini, Presiding Judge of Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Courts of Karaj (Alborz Province)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Hadi Mansouri, Presiding Judge of Branch 4 of the Revolutionary Courts of Mashhad<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Morteza Barati, Presiding Judge of Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Courts of Isfahan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Mohammad Taghi Osanloo, IRGC Ground Forces Commander<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Parviz Absalan, IRGC Deputy Commander Sistan and Baluchestan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Amanollah Garshasbi, Deputy Commander of the IRGC for Sistan and Baluchestan Province<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Mohammad Karami, Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Hassan Asgari, Governor of Sanandaj<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2254756\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran&#8217;s Uprising is Targeting the Supreme Leader, Officials Warn<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268740 size-medium\" title=\"Radan 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Radan-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a speech in Gilan province on February 20, Ahmadreza Radan, the commander of the regime&#8217;s police force, expressed concern that all slogans and hatred during the uprising have been aimed at the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The enemy knows that if they pass through the fortress of the Supreme Leader, there will be no obstacle for them to penetrate the country, and for this reason, the slogans in the recent sedition were aimed at the esteemed position of the leadership,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etemadonline.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-64\/598167-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86\" rel=\"noopener\">Radan said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Expressing outrage over the widespread use of the slogan &#8220;death to Khamenei&#8221; and the burning of statues and posters of Qassem Soleimani, Reza Nouri, the Friday prayer leader of Bojnourd, also said on February 17: &#8220;They saw that others insulted the image of the esteemed leader and shouted slogans against him. Foreigners and hired mercenaries as well as outsiders within the system insulted the image of the martyr Soleimani, some fools came and set fire to the image of this hero&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Previously, Mehdi Sayyari, the deputy chief of the Revolutionary Guards&#8217; Intelligence Organization, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/1698990\" rel=\"noopener\">had said<\/a>: &#8220;Last year, the enemies intended to focus on destroying the leader, so today we are witnessing that all slogans are being shouted against him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">EU Hits Two Iran Ministers in New Sanctions Over Crackdown<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Brussels (AFP) \u2013 The European Union imposed asset freezes and visa bans on Iran&#8217;s education and culture ministers on Monday, in a fifth round of sanctions against Tehran over its crackdown on demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The new measures targeted 32 individuals and two entities, and were largely aimed at lawmakers, judiciary officials and prison authorities accused of involvement in the repression, according to the EU&#8217;s official journal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran was rocked by months of nationwide protests last year after the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September following her arrest for an alleged breach of the dress code.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20230220-eu-hits-two-iran-ministers-in-new-sanctions-over-crackdown\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Perils of Fake Alternatives and the Illusion of \u2018Republican Monarchy\u2019 in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268650 size-medium\" title=\"townhall logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/townhall-logo-300x146.png\" alt=\"townhall-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The past six months have witnessed a sweeping popular uprising in Iran, marking an unmistakable beginning of an end to the oppressive theocracy that has governed the country for four decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">However, amidst the persistent protests, a concerning phenomenon has emerged with uninvolved individuals seeking to position themselves as the voice of the Iranian people. These figures, either linked to the former deposed dictatorship, or previously associated with the so-called reformist faction of the ruling tyranny, or celebrities within or outside of Iran, have professed that the regime will eventually implode under its own weight. Such behavior presents a significant challenge to the quest for meaningful democratic change and could impede the progress of the nationwide uprising that has shaken the medieval regime to its core.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/kenblackwell\/2023\/02\/20\/the-perils-of-fake-alternatives-and-the-illusion-of-republican-monarchy-in-iran-n2619746\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Revolution Backed by Munich Rallies Saying No to Shah, No to Mullahs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302251 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 19 2023 696x392 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-19-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 19 2023 696x392 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-19-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-19-2023-696x392-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-19-2023-696x392-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s nationwide revolution is marking its 157<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Sunday as the Iranian people\u2019s continued protests are supported through major rallies by freedom-loving Iranians in Munich. 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>, have been holding demonstrations on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference this weekend in solidarity with Iran revolution protests and to relay the Iranian people\u2019s opposition to any form of dictatorship. The thousands of MEK supporters are also voicing their growing 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> for the future of Iran and emphasizing the Iranian people\u2019s opposition to a return to monarchical rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-revolution-backed-by-munich-rallies-saying-no-to-shah-no-to-mullahs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Endless Chain of Honor Killings and Femicide in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302250 size-medium\" title=\"Honor killings and femicide in Iran 1 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Honor-killings-and-femicide-in-Iran-1-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Honor killings and femicide in Iran 1 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Honor-killings-and-femicide-in-Iran-1-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Honor-killings-and-femicide-in-Iran-1-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Honor-killings-and-femicide-in-Iran-1-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Honor-killings-and-femicide-in-Iran-1-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The murder yesterday of a young woman who was the mother of a 5-year-old child by her husband was the latest in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/12\/04\/iran-holds-world-record-in-domestic-violence-against-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">endless chain<\/a>\u00a0of honor killings and femicide in Iran. During the past month, women remained victims of honor killings and femicide. However, the news about it is overshadowed and less heard due to protesters\u2019 severe repression and arrest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Kurdish media reported yesterday, February 18, 2023, that a woman named Marefat Karimi had been killed by her husband.\u00a0Marefat Karimi was a resident of Urmia and had a five-year-old child. According to this report, Marefat\u2019s brother-in-law died in a car accident not long ago. After some time, Mrs. Karimi discovered that her husband was planning to marry his deceased brother\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/19\/honor-killings-and-femicide-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">No to Shah, No to Mullahs, Onwards to Freedom, Democracy, and a Secular Government<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302238 size-medium\" title=\"iran ncri rally munchen 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-ncri-rally-munchen-3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"iran ncri rally munchen 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-ncri-rally-munchen-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-ncri-rally-munchen-3-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-ncri-rally-munchen-3.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On February 18, simultaneously with the Munich Security Conference, hundreds of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian resistance movement, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), gathered at the Max-Jozef-Platz, for the second straight day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protestors, along with representatives from the Iranian community, condemned the presence of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the ousted Shah, who represents the return of monarchial tyranny at the conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In their protest, the crowd underlined that Reza Pahlavi\u2019s presence at the Munich Security Conference was an insult to the Iranian people\u2019s will and determination to achieve a democratic and secular Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/no-to-shah-no-to-mullahs-onwards-to-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">IAEA Says It Is in Discussions With Iran After Report of Enrichment<\/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\">VIENNA, Feb 19 (Reuters) &#8211; The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday it was in discussions with Iran about the results of recent verification work there soon after a Bloomberg News report that it had detected uranium enriched to 84% purity, which is close to weapons grade.<\/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\">Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April 2021. Three months ago it started enriching to that level\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-enrich-uranium-60-purity-fordow-nuclear-site-tv-2022-11-22\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">at a second site<\/a>, Fordow, which is dug into a mountain. Weapons-grade is around 90%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">&#8220;The IAEA is aware of recent media reports relating to uranium enrichment levels in Iran,&#8221; the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Twitter. &#8220;The IAEA is discussing with Iran the results of recent Agency verification activities and will inform the IAEA Board of Governors as appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iaea-says-discussions-with-iran-after-report-enrichment-2023-02-19\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Tehran- Moscow Relations Have Become Increasingly Noxious, US Sec Blinken Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-247173 size-medium\" title=\"anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/anthony-blinken-us-secretary-of-state.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an interview with CBS that aired on Sunday, February 19, 2023, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the relations between the regime Iran and Russia have become increasingly &#8220;noxious&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">US Secretary told &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; host: &#8220;We&#8217;ve seen Iran provide drones that Russia is using in Ukraine to attack civilian infrastructure, to kill civilians. This is something that&#8217;s been going on for months. We&#8217;ve been working to expose that, to take action against it, to sanction it. There&#8217;s an increasingly noxious relationship between Russia and Iran. And it&#8217;s actually a two-way street. Not only is Iran providing this equipment to Russia, but Russia is also providing military equipment to Iran, including, it looks like, sophisticated fighter planes. That&#8217;s something that looks like it may be happening, which would make Iran an even greater threat if it acquires that technology. So this is something that we&#8217;ve been talking about with allies and partners around the world. That relationship is a growing concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/antony-blinken-face-the-nation-transcript-02-19-2023\/\" 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-19-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 19,<\/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 158 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":302252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-302249","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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