{"id":302527,"date":"2023-02-23T09:55:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T08:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=302527"},"modified":"2023-03-01T17:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:58:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302530\" title=\"iran protests 22022023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 22022023\" width=\"1080\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023-1024x471.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023-696x320.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-protests-22022023-1068x491.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/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=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 161<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thursday, February 23, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 161<\/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 161<sup>st<\/sup> day on Thursday, as people in cities throughout Iran staged protests as their economic grievances escalate parallel to the country\u2019s nosediving national currency, the rial, which has lost 100% of its value.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Esfandagheh, Kerman Province, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of a local chromite mine are protesting not receiving their paychecks and insurance pensions for the past three months, and end-of-year bonuses. <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%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/019k8jVnie\">pic.twitter.com\/019k8jVnie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628719400890294272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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 Esfandagheh, Kerman Province, south-central Iran, workers of local chromite protested the non-payment of their paychecks and insurance pensions for the past three months and end-of-year bonuses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This morning, a large number of residents of Sanandaj, the capital of the western Iranian province of Kurdistan, gathered at Behesht-e Mohammadi, to pay homage to the martyrs of the nationwide uprising in the province.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%AC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0633\u0646\u0646\u062f\u062c<\/a> &#8211; \u062d\u0636\u0648\u0631 \u06af\u0633\u062a\u0631\u062f\u0647 \u0645\u0631\u062f\u0645 \u0628\u0631 \u0645\u0632\u0627\u0631 \u0634\u0647\u06cc\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u06cc\u0627\u0645 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0647\u0634\u062a \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u06cc &#8211; \u06f4\u0627\u0633\u0641\u0646\u062f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obk5WGI73I\">pic.twitter.com\/obk5WGI73I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0633\u0627\u0632\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0647\u062f\u06cc\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0642 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 (@PMOIRAN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIRAN\/status\/1628789811929825281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Locals in Tehran\u2019s different districts, including Fatemi,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628662191389020161\" rel=\"noopener\">Amirabad<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628663449830973440\" rel=\"noopener\">Punak<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628664708030156801\" rel=\"noopener\">Qasroldasht<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628645833712312322\" rel=\"noopener\">Narmak<\/a>, chanted anti-regime slogans on Wednesday night, including \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d Similar protests were reported at a metro station where people were also chanting \u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters in\u00a0Bandar Abbas, a major port city in southern Iran, took to the streets on Wednesday night and launched a nightly demonstration where they were chanting various anti-regime slogans, including: \u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d and \u201cOur compatriots did not die for us to appease the murderous [Khamenei]!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 22 &#8211; Bandar Abbas, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals were protesting in the streets and chanting:<br \/>&quot;Our compatriots didn&#39;t die for us to appease the murderous [Khamenei]!&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\/MHpkiYPTN8\">pic.twitter.com\/MHpkiYPTN8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1628648350164844544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 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;\">Reacting to the continuing protests by various sectors of Iranian society, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi said, \u201cWhat is happening in the streets of Iran is the continuation of the battle with the same slogans and aspirations as 40 years ago, which is led by brave women, courageous youths, and Resistance Units. It is marching towards the overthrow of the mullahs and a free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is happening in the streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> is the continuation of the battle with the same slogans and aspirations as 40 years ago, which is led by brave women, courageous youths, and resistance units. It is marching towards the overthrow of the mullahs and a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4RWgYL909a\">pic.twitter.com\/4RWgYL909a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1628415602430775297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More Than 80% Of Iranians Are Poor, State-run Website Acknowledges<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-297070 size-medium\" title=\"iran poverty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-poverty-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran poverty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-poverty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-poverty-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-poverty-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-poverty-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-poverty.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eghtesaad24.ir\/fa\/news\/185672\" rel=\"noopener\">Eqtesad 24 wrote<\/a> on February 20: &#8220;When the economic cycles in the country are not viewed in a systematical method, the increase in meat prices to 500,000 and 700,000 tomans is not surprising. But what has happened? To raise livestock, animal feed is needed, and to supply animal feed, money must be paid in US dollars, which is currently priced between 47 and 48 thousand tomans. Therefore, any product that is somehow related to the dollar will experience a price increase. It doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s household goods, clothing, shoes, cars, or anything else. But do government officials have a role in these price increases? Of course, they do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;According to statistics from responsible organizations, more than 80% of the Iranian people are struggling with poverty in various ways,&#8221; the website added. &#8220;The consequences of the shortage of meat and protein affect their lives. The underlying economic infrastructure problems in Iran such as sanctions, inflation, mismanagement, etc., need to be solved so that in the short and long term, the suffering people can live an easier life. However, if they are allowed to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s Regime Awards Rushdie&#8217;s Assasin, Calls on Others for His Elimination<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302555 size-medium\" title=\"Mohammad Esmaeil Zarei\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mohammad-Esmaeil-Zarei-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Esmaeil Zarei\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mohammad-Esmaeil-Zarei-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mohammad-Esmaeil-Zarei-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mohammad-Esmaeil-Zarei-696x350.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Mohammad-Esmaeil-Zarei.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The head of the Khomeini&#8217;s Fatwa Execution Office, an organization that is persuading extremists around the world to kill Salman Rushdie, expressed his gratitude for what he called &#8220;the courageous action of an American youth in carrying out the historical sentence of Salman Rushdie.&#8221; According to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farsnews.ir\/mazandaran\/news\/14011201000386\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-run Fars news<\/a> agency, Mohammad Esmaeil Zarei, who was speaking at the so-called &#8220;Enduring Fatwa&#8221; conference, said: &#8220;The fact that with this action, Salman Rushdie lost an eye and his hand was disabled, made Muslims happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Although Salman Rushdie is no longer a living threat, in order to honor this courageous action, a valuable agricultural land of approximately one thousand square meters will be donated during a special ceremony,&#8221; Zarei said while also calling on others to kill Mr. Rushdie, he added: &#8220;Furthermore, the remaining land will be handed over to those who eliminate the vice. We believe that this ruling should be implemented in any situation and we will use all our power to implement this historical ruling of the Imam.&#8221;<\/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;\">People in Iran Continue Anti-regime Protests as Economic Woes Escalate<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302124 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests February 17 2023 696x395 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-17-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests February 17 2023 696x395 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-17-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-17-2023-696x395-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-February-17-2023-696x395-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People in cities throughout Iran are taking to the streets in protest rallies as economic grievances escalate parallel to the country\u2019s nosediving national currency. Many workers have not received their paychecks for months now while people from various sectors are demanding their long overdue pensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests in Iran have to this day expanded for 160 days 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 been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-pmoi-mek-publishes-names-of-martyrs-of-the-iranian-peoples-nationwide-uprising\/\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-people-in-iran-continue-anti-regime-protests-as-economic-woes-escalate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Execution of Women in Fardis Prison of Karaj; Two Women Hanged for Murder<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302529 size-medium\" title=\"Execution of women in Fardis Prison 0222 EN min 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Execution-of-women-in-Fardis-Prison-0222-EN-min-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Execution of women in Fardis Prison 0222 EN min 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Execution-of-women-in-Fardis-Prison-0222-EN-min-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Execution-of-women-in-Fardis-Prison-0222-EN-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Execution-of-women-in-Fardis-Prison-0222-EN-min-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Execution-of-women-in-Fardis-Prison-0222-EN-min-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sources inside Iran reported today the execution of women in Fardis Prison of Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports from inside Iran today, Wednesday, February 22, 2023, two women were executed in January and February in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fariba Hosseini and an Afghan woman named Nazifeh were the last victims of the execution of women in the Fardis Prison of Karaj.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fariba Hosseini was hanged in Fardis Prison on February 14, 2023. Fariba Hosseini was a mother of two children who was arrested and imprisoned in this prison six years ago on charges of murder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/22\/execution-of-women-in-fardis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime and Its Concocted Virus, Monarchism<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302528 size-medium\" title=\"Munich e1677098782870 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Munich-e1677098782870-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Munich e1677098782870 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Munich-e1677098782870-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Munich-e1677098782870-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Munich-e1677098782870-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iran regime\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and its intelligence service are exploring all possible means to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/munich-security-conference-assured-tehran-more-than-it-warned\/\" rel=\"noopener\">distract the people\u2019s protests<\/a>\u00a0and revolution. These efforts are being carried out in several parallel axes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firstly, they are promoting the son of Iran\u2019s overthrown Pahlavi dynasty, heavily supporting him through their propaganda, media outlets, and the Ciber Army.\u00a0Secondly, they conducted a deceptive maneuver by offering amnesty to the prisoners arrested in recent protests.\u00a0Thirdly, they mobilized their forces for the 1979\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-democratic-revolution-against-tyranny\/\">revolution<\/a>\u00a0ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-regime-and-its-concocted-virus-monarchism\/\" 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-22-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 22,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 161 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":302530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-302527","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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