{"id":302888,"date":"2023-03-03T09:48:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=302888"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:29:43","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 3, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-302894 size-full\" title=\"Iranian demonstration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iranian-demonstration.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian demonstration\" width=\"1000\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iranian-demonstration.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iranian-demonstration-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iranian-demonstration-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iranian-demonstration-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iranian-demonstration-696x499.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=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 169<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friday, March 3, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 169<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 3 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters chanted: &quot;This is the last message; the entire regime is the target!&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\/qICHspP3hF\">pic.twitter.com\/qICHspP3hF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631708514597863472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 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;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising marked its 169<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Friday as protests by Iran\u2019s Baluchis continued Friday with new rallies reported in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brave residents took to the streets despite the regime\u2019s extensive crackdown and arrests. Many carried placards reading \u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the leader!\u201d referring to the former and current dictators ruling Iran. Other slogans included \u201cDeath to Khamenei!,\u201d \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631614142892130305\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to the IRGC<\/a>!,\u201d \u201cThis is the last message, the entire regime is the target,\u201d and \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631610373462949889\" rel=\"noopener\">My martyred brother, I will avenge your blood<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> should rise in other cities in step with our Baluch compatriots and give the criminal Khamenei an unforgettable lesson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4R7YUsrEDX\">pic.twitter.com\/4R7YUsrEDX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1631671327072350210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 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;\">Authorities dispatched many security units to Zahedan and severely disrupted internet access throughout the city in attempts aimed at preventing anti-regime rallies. There were also reports of regime security forces\u00a0attacking\u00a0protesters near the city\u2019s Grand Makki Mosque, according to local activists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 3 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Footage showing regime security forces being dispatched from various parts of the city to surround the Grand Makki Mosque.<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\/gsg2UXrFVO\">pic.twitter.com\/gsg2UXrFVO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631629242701164546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 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;\">Further reports from Zahedan indicate security forces attacked worshippers and personnel of the city\u2019s Grand Makki Mosque as they sought to forcefully enter and take control of the facility. At least one of the mosque personnel was severely <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631683349008859138?s=20\">beaten and arrested<\/a>. Locals resisted the security forces and prevented their entrance into the mosque.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 3 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime&#39;s plainclothes agents and military\/security units were stationed around the city&#39;s Grand Makki Mosque, arresting a number of the locals.<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\/KSN0oToxtt\">pic.twitter.com\/KSN0oToxtt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631685878429908994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 3 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Regime security forces attacked personnel of the Grand Makki Mosque as they sought to forcefully enter the facility. One of the mosque personnel was arrested.<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\/ly2hD41fuU\">pic.twitter.com\/ly2hD41fuU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631683349008859138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 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;\">Netblocks, the UK-based internet observatory organization tracking network disruptions and shutdowns across the globe, confirmed on Friday that the city of Zahedan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters in the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1631680832149630979?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Galikesh<\/a>, northeast Iran, took to the streets on Friday and chanted slogans in support of Baluch community leaders and against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian opposition coalition\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>\u00a0President-elect\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/about\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0praised the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1631671325143040000\" rel=\"noopener\">Baluchis\u2019 protests<\/a> today and called on other cities across Iran to join their ranks against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe rally today in\u00a0Zahedan\u00a0with roaring chants of \u2018Death to Khamenei!\u2019 and \u2018Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the [mullahs\u2019 supreme] leader!\u2019 rejected both the current and former dictatorships and displayed Iranian people\u2019s determination to achieve freedom. The people of\u00a0Iran\u00a0should rise in other cities in step with our Baluch compatriots and give the criminal Khamenei an unforgettable lesson,\u201d the NCRI President-elect emphasized.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany Calls for Probe of Reported Iranian School Girl Poisonings<\/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\">BERLIN, March 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Reports of poison attacks on school girls in Iran are shocking and must be investigated fully, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday, joining the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/reports-poisoned-iranian-school-girls-deeply-concerning-white-house-2023-03-02\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">United States<\/a>\u00a0in expressing her concern.<\/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\">Hundreds of Iranian girls in different schools have suffered &#8220;mild poison&#8221; attacks over recent months,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/wave-poison-attacks-schoolgirls-alarms-iranians-2023-02-28\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" data-testid=\"Link\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the country&#8217;s health minister, with some politicians suggesting they could have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls&#8217; education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Girls must be able to go to school without fear,&#8221; Baerbock said on Twitter. &#8220;This is nothing less than their human right. All cases must be fully investigated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/germany-calls-probe-reported-iranian-school-girl-poisonings-2023-03-03\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Sees New Anti-regime Protests Over Gas Attacks Targeting Schools<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302890 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests March 2 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-2-2023-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests March 2 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-2-2023-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-2-2023-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-2-2023.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 168<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Thursday as protests in many cities are escalating following a growing number of gas attacks targeting mostly all-girls schools in Tehran and other cities. At least 26 schools in six cities across the country were targeted in a string of mysterious gas attacks on Wednesday alone, leaving hundreds of schoolgirls poisoned and sent to medical centers to receive aid. This led to many scenes of protests and anti-regime slogans on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-sees-new-anti-regime-protests-over-gas-attacks-targeting-schools\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mullahs\u2019 Regime Poisoned Hundreds of Schoolgirls<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302889 size-medium\" title=\"skynews school iran poisoning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skynews-school-iran-poisoning-300x150.webp\" alt=\"skynews school iran poisoning\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skynews-school-iran-poisoning-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skynews-school-iran-poisoning-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skynews-school-iran-poisoning-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/skynews-school-iran-poisoning.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The serial and increasing poisoning of schoolgirls has now become a social crisis after 3 months and has put pressure on the misogynistic and criminal regime of Mullahs that previously denied this systematic poisoning many times and called it a rumor and illusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This incident first started on 9, November 2022 at the Noor Art School for girls in Qom, and a few days later, it was repeated 7 more times in the same school, then in the Fatemieh High School for girls and other schools in Qom, and dozens of female students were sent to the hospital. (7, February 2023 Entekhab Governmental Website).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/mullahs-regime-poisoned-hundreds-of-schoolgirls\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counter Narcotics and Iran-related Designations; Russia-related Designations Updates; Issuance of Iran-related General License and Guidance; Publication of Fraud Alert<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-246660 size-medium\" title=\"US treasury department (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/US-treasury-department-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"US treasury department\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Department of the Treasury&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published an\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/126\/20230302_ofac_alert_timeshare_fraud.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Alert &#8220;Notice of Fraudulent Communications Requesting Payments involving OFAC&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0to make the public aware of telephone, email, and letter scams involving individuals falsely claiming to represent OFAC and requesting payments.\u00a0One example involves timeshare fraud schemes, where scammers have falsely claimed that OFAC has \u201cblocked\u201d payments of taxes made by the timeshare owner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OFAC is also issuing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/126\/iran_glo.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran General License O<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;Authorizing Wind-Down and Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Vessels&#8221; and two related Frequently Asked Questions (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/faqs\/1119\" rel=\"noopener\">1119<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/faqs\/1120\" rel=\"noopener\">1120<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/recent-actions\/20230302\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">British Navy Seizes Iran Missiles, Parts Likely Yemen Bound<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, authorities said Thursday, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-67 p Component-p-0-2-58\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The seizure by the Royal Navy comes after other seizures by French and U.S. forces in the region as Western powers increase their pressure on Iran, which is it now enriching uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. It also comes as regional and international powers try to find an end to the yearslong war gripping Yemen, the Arab world\u2019s poorest country, and as\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-iran-government-united-states-034b4e4ae2e9a4cb0ec0922cac82dc54\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"paragraph-link\">Iran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-iran-arms-seizure-us-uk-b38494c44e4477b177a7f878f4d8f6db\" 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-march-2-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 2,<\/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 169 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":302894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-302888","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 v27.5 - 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