{"id":302592,"date":"2023-02-25T09:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T08:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=302592"},"modified":"2023-03-01T21:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:04:14","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_302597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-302597\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302597\" title=\"iran khoy earthquake tents\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg\" alt=\"iran khoy earthquake tents\" width=\"1000\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents-696x407.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-302597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than a month after the earthquake in Khoy, people are still living in unequipped tents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday, February 25, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 163<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 664 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 163<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day on Saturday, despite the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown, the people in various parts of the country continued the nationwide protests against the entirety of the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Iranian month of Bahman, from January 21 to February 21, MEK-affiliated Resistance Units carried out 320 anti-regime campaigns nationwide, including targeting IRGC and paramilitary Basij bases, torching regime symbols and pictures of regime\u2019s leaders, including Khamenei and Raisi.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Their bravery is truly admirable! Ultimately, MEK-affiliated Resistance Units will have the final say, not the fake alternatives that have sprung up overnight like noxious weeds after being in hibernation for 40 years. <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\/DeXiXbnSLq\">https:\/\/t.co\/DeXiXbnSLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsafavi\/status\/1629521979215585288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 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\/1629536703919562753\" rel=\"noopener\">Javanrud<\/a>, western #Iran, high school students chanted anti-regime slogans including, &#8220;Death to Khamenei!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Death to the IRGC!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For several hours on Friday night, locals in Tehran\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1629227421802336256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1629227421802336256%7Ctwgr%5Edef54279071d43d97884b1c8f64c25e7f90c6938%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-protests-raise-new-levels-of-tensions-for-irans-regime%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Narmak<\/a> district and the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1629390750780907526\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>\u00a0chanted chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d referring to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the child-killing regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Isfahan, central Iran Workers of the city&#8217;s steel mill went on strike today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 25 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the city&#39;s steel mill were on strike today.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/113jvpBBhR\">pic.twitter.com\/113jvpBBhR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1629534187425529856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 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;\">Eleven teams of MEK-affiliated resistance units marched on the streets of cities in Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, Isfahan, Rasht, Zanjan, Qazvin, Behbahan, and Marvdasht and chanted: \u201cWe are the combatants of people; we will fight the mullahs to the end!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, a number of workers at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/regime-affiliated-factory-owners-embezzle-1-4-billion-as-workers-remain-unpaid\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Haft Tappeh<\/a> Sugarcane Company in southwest Iran were on strike, demanding, their most basic rights, including payment of overdue salaries, competent management, the return of their fired co-workers to the factory, and other matters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students of\u00a0Khajeh Nasir Toosi University\u00a0in Tehran held a gathering on Saturday and placed their trays on the ground to protest the campus\u2019 low-quality food.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 25 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of the capital&#39;s Khajeh Nasir Toosi University placed their trays on the ground to protest the campus&#39; low-quality food.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1cUE8rabEF\">pic.twitter.com\/1cUE8rabEF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1629481352075542530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 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 various cities across the country, employees of the Deeds and Properties Registration Organization of Iran held gatherings on Saturday, protesting and seeking answers to their demands.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Says It Is Still Encouraging Its Allies To Put Pressure on the IRGC<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-248652 size-medium\" title=\"ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ned-price-us-state-department-spokesperson-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The spokesperson of the United States Department of State denied claims that US diplomats or members of the Biden administration have lobbied or are lobbying Britain or any other government not to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-february-22-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">press briefing on February 22<\/a>, Ned Price said: &#8220;We are determined to work with our allies and partners around the world \u2013 including certainly our European allies, to do everything we can to hold the IRGC accountable, to counter its malign activities, its malign influence throughout the region. Obviously, questions of legal authorities in individual countries or in blocs of countries are not precisely questions for us, but we\u2019re determined to do everything we can to work with every ally and every partner we can to counter the IRGC and its malign activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to a reporter about reports indicating that the U.S. is putting pressure on the UK to not list IRGC as a terror group, Ned Price said: &#8220;The idea that we would be encouraging \u2013 actively encouraging other countries not to take an approach that we\u2019ve taken, that doesn\u2019t ring true to me. But again, I\u2019m not familiar with this report. What I am familiar with is our determination to work with countries around the world, including our European allies, to do everything we possibly can to counter the IRGC malign activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Says It Has Developed Long-range Cruise Missile<\/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\">DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) &#8211; Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after Russia&#8217;s use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war.<\/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\">Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace force, also spoke of Iran&#8217;s often repeated threat to avenge the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander, saying &#8220;We are looking to kill (former U.S. President Donald) Trump.&#8221;<\/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\">&#8220;Our cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km has been added to the missile arsenal of the Islamic Republic of Iran,&#8221; Hajizadeh, told state TV.<\/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-3\">The television broadcast what it said was the first footage showing the new Paveh cruise missile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-says-it-has-developed-long-range-cruise-missile-2023-02-24\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Religious Leader in Zahedan Calls on State Officials to Resign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302606 size-medium\" title=\"molavi abdolhamid zahedan 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/molavi-abdolhamid-zahedan-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"molavi abdolhamid zahedan 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/molavi-abdolhamid-zahedan-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/molavi-abdolhamid-zahedan-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/molavi-abdolhamid-zahedan-1.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his Friday prayer sermon on February 24, at the Makki Mosque in Zahedan, Molavi Abdolhamid slammed the Iranian state officials, saying, &#8220;If you can&#8217;t solve the problems of the people, step aside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Abdolhamid, who has taken a tougher stance against the Iranian regime since the protests erupted in September 2022, also commented on the country&#8217;s economic crisis, stating, &#8220;The root of the economic problems lies in the wrong political decisions made by the officials of the Islamic Republic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also criticized the internal and external policies of the regime, stating that the officials of the country &#8220;don&#8217;t know how to step aside&#8221; from power, while in other parts of the world, when officials can&#8217;t do anything, they resign from their responsibilities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities: Key Hezbollah Financier Arrested in Bucharest<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-44\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A Lebanese and Belgian citizen considered a key financier of the Iranian-backed militant group\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/hezbollah\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"paragraph-link\">Hezbollah<\/a>\u00a0was arrested Friday in Bucharest, Romania\u2019s capital, federal authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-44\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/601cf47d382f46d28ed1996cd6c3e54e\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"paragraph-link\">Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi<\/a>, 58, who was labeled a \u201cglobal terrorist\u201d by the United States in 2018 when $10 million was offered for information about his whereabouts, has funneled millions of dollars to Hezbollah over the years, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-44\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Attorney Breon Peace in Brooklyn said the extradition of Bazzi and Lebanese citizen Talal Chahine, 78, was sought on charges contained in an indictment returned last month in Brooklyn federal court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-states-government-romania-crime-hezbollah-bucharest-e9e34f2363d1c0f51cbbf17a1092c99f\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UAE Adds Three Men, Company To Local Terror List for Links To Iran-backed Hezbollah<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254719 size-medium\" title=\"alarabiya-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/alarabiya-logo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"alarabiya-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-1 paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aa-component=\"paragraph\" data-allow-readmode=\"\">The UAE has designated a man, his two sons, and their company known for links to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2023\/01\/10\/Hezbollah-urges-France-to-punish-magazine-over-Iran-cartoons\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran-backed Hezbollah<\/a>, the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-1 paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aa-component=\"paragraph\" data-allow-readmode=\"\">\u201cThe resolution underscores the UAE\u2019s commitment to target and dismantle networks that finance\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/gulf\/2023\/02\/02\/UAE-envoy-to-UN-Lana-Nusseibeh-named-2023-Counter-Terrorism-Committee-chair\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorism<\/a>\u00a0and its related activities,\u201d WAM said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-1 paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aa-component=\"paragraph\" data-allow-readmode=\"\">As a result of their designation, local authorities will monitor and identify individuals or entities affiliated with or associated with any financial, commercial or technical relationship with the listed company and take legal action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/gulf\/2023\/02\/24\/UAE-adds-three-men-company-to-local-terror-list-for-links-to-Iran-backed-Hezbollah\" 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;\">People in Iran Protest Growing Economic Struggles, Criticize Regime Corruption<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268728 size-medium\" title=\"Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min-696x294.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Iran_Nightly_Protests2023NCRI-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 162<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0day following a week of protests by people from all walks of life as the country\u2019s national currency and economy, in general, continue to nosedive. Protesters in dozens of cities and towns took to the streets protesting the regime\u2019s corrupt policies and incompetence as the prices of basic necessities and services are skyrocketing. Regime officials are increasingly concerned, knowing these protests are the prelude for more anti-regime rallies that will rock the mullahs\u2019 apparatus to its very core.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-people-in-iran-protest-growing-economic-struggles-criticize-regime-corruption-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Soheila Mohammadi in Serious Condition After Self-inflicted Wound<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302596 size-medium\" title=\"Soheila Mohammadi min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soheila-Mohammadi-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Soheila Mohammadi min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soheila-Mohammadi-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soheila-Mohammadi-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soheila-Mohammadi-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Soheila-Mohammadi-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Soheila Mohammadi is in serious condition after she committed suicide in protest of being denied the right to use leave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid the Iranian regime\u2019s propaganda about releasing political prisoners, the clerical regime\u2019s prisons are packed with political prisoners.\u00a0A 30-year-old Kurdish political prisoner, Soheila Mohammadi, who has been imprisoned for two years in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Prison of Urmia<\/a>, committed suicide as a protest against her denial of the right to use leave on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/02\/24\/political-prisoner-soheila-mohammadi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Protests Reveal the True Nature of Political Forces<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302595 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Protests.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s ongoing and relentless revolution has compelled all political factions both inside and outside the country to reveal their true nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every fair note and article written or spoken about the protests and upheaval in the country share one common theme: they all attest that the people\u2019s primary goal and slogan has become the rejection of any form of dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next common characteristic that is often discussed is the people\u2019s primary target: Ali\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-democratic-revolution-against-tyranny\/\">Khamenei<\/a>, the regime\u2019s supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/irans-protests-reveal-the-true-nature-of-political-forces\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four Decades of Gender Apartheid: Women Remain the Primary Victims of Rape<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302593 size-medium\" title=\"Rape poster min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rape-poster-min-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Rape poster min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rape-poster-min-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rape-poster-min-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rape-poster-min-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rape-poster-min.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey first threw us into a black van and blindfolded us with a blindfold, tied our hands with a wire, and then they took us to a place that was unknown to me. Then they took mobiles, bags and all our things, even the cosmetics inside the purse and without any questioning during the transfer and inside the detention center, they slapped and kicked us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They easily assaulted and sexually insulted us and other detainees, and it seemed that this is a normal concept for the personnel of IRGC\u2019s intelligence detention center. They kicked the sensitive parts of our body hard and called us, bitch (translated verbally in Farsi \u201cfemale dog\u201d) using profane words saying \u201chow many times have you had sex with \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/02\/24\/four-decades-of-gender-apartheid-women-remain-the-primary-victims-of-rape\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Struan Stevenson\u2019s Book Introduced at the UK Parliament: \u201cDictators and Revolution\u2014Iran, a Contemporary History\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302594\" title=\"Struan Stevensons Book\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Struan-Stevensons-Book.jpg\" alt=\"Struan Stevensons Book\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Struan-Stevensons-Book.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Struan-Stevensons-Book-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Struan-Stevensons-Book-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Struan-Stevensons-Book-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Struan-Stevensons-Book-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a conference held at the United Kingdom\u2019s parliament on Wednesday, Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STRUANSTEVENSON\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Struan Stevenson<\/a>, a former Member of the European and Scotland\u2019s parliaments, unveiled his new book titled \u201cDictators and Revolution: Iran, A Contemporary History\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book delves into Iran\u2019s modern-day history and how the Pahlavi dictatorship aided the ruling theocracy in hijacking the 1979 anti-monarchic revolution. The event was attended by British lawmakers and members of the Iranian diaspora.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his speech, Mr. Stevenson, who is now the Coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change (CiC), highlighted how the book exposes the ominous, corrupt, and barbaric alliance between the mullahs and the monarchical dictatorship, which has prevented generations from achieving their democratic aspirations. He also discussed Reza Pahlavi\u2019s efforts to revive the deposed monarchy, his contradictory stance on democracy, and his failure to denounce his father\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-revolution\/2023\/02\/struan-stevensons-book-introduced-at-the-uk-parliament-dictators-and-revolution-iran-a-contemporary-history\/43111\/\" 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-24-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 24,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":302597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-302592","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 v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023 - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-25T08:33:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-01T20:04:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"585\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sedighe Shahrokhi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sedighe Shahrokhi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sedighe Shahrokhi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/192dca518f3da7c19e0aef04ffe2247e\"},\"headline\":\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-25T08:33:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-01T20:04:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1691,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Iran News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iran News Now\",\"Iran News in Brief-Articles and Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023 - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-25T08:33:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-01T20:04:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":585,\"caption\":\"More than a month after the earthquake in Khoy, people are still living in unequipped tents\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/192dca518f3da7c19e0aef04ffe2247e\",\"name\":\"Sedighe Shahrokhi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5cf8d9bf901db63cbf639aeb3d5cce5f670241e8a8c6176e5714b7dd76169fe9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5cf8d9bf901db63cbf639aeb3d5cce5f670241e8a8c6176e5714b7dd76169fe9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5cf8d9bf901db63cbf639aeb3d5cce5f670241e8a8c6176e5714b7dd76169fe9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sedighe Shahrokhi\"},\"description\":\"Sedigheh Shahrokhi is a writer, novelist, and speechwriter. She was a reporter for Radio Mojahed from 1984 to 1989 and a member of the Board of Editors for Iran Zamin from 1994 to 1997. She has been a member of the Board of Editors for NCRI-Iran.org since 2006.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/sedighe-shahrokhi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023 - NCRI","description":"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023 - NCRI","og_description":"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2023-02-25T08:33:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-01T20:04:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":585,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sedighe Shahrokhi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sedighe Shahrokhi","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/"},"author":{"name":"Sedighe Shahrokhi","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/192dca518f3da7c19e0aef04ffe2247e"},"headline":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023","datePublished":"2023-02-25T08:33:59+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-01T20:04:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/"},"wordCount":1691,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg","keywords":["Iran News"],"articleSection":["Iran News Now","Iran News in Brief-Articles and Videos"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/","name":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-25T08:33:59+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-01T20:04:14+00:00","description":"THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 163 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iran-khoy-earthquake-tents.jpg","width":1000,"height":585,"caption":"More than a month after the earthquake in Khoy, people are still living in unequipped tents"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-25-2023\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 25, 2023"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/192dca518f3da7c19e0aef04ffe2247e","name":"Sedighe Shahrokhi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5cf8d9bf901db63cbf639aeb3d5cce5f670241e8a8c6176e5714b7dd76169fe9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5cf8d9bf901db63cbf639aeb3d5cce5f670241e8a8c6176e5714b7dd76169fe9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5cf8d9bf901db63cbf639aeb3d5cce5f670241e8a8c6176e5714b7dd76169fe9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sedighe Shahrokhi"},"description":"Sedigheh Shahrokhi is a writer, novelist, and speechwriter. She was a reporter for Radio Mojahed from 1984 to 1989 and a member of the Board of Editors for Iran Zamin from 1994 to 1997. She has been a member of the Board of Editors for NCRI-Iran.org since 2006.","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/sedighe-shahrokhi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}