{"id":303523,"date":"2023-03-10T09:44:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303523"},"modified":"2023-05-02T19:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:18:01","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-10-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-10-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 10, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303529\" title=\"iranian resistance house res 100 conference 09032023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-house-res-100-conference-09032023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance house res 100 conference 09032023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-house-res-100-conference-09032023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-house-res-100-conference-09032023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-house-res-100-conference-09032023-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-house-res-100-conference-09032023-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-house-res-100-conference-09032023-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resolution Backing Secular, Democratic Iran Republic Picks up Majority Bipartisan Support in House<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228776 size-full\" title=\"Fox-News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png\" alt=\"Fox-News\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png 151w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A resolution backing a secular, democratic and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\">non-nuclear Iran<\/a> now has majority bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, activists and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle announced on Thursday.\u00a0In a press conference, representatives announced that 222 members of the 435-member House are now signed onto\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/100\/text?s=2&amp;r=10\" rel=\"noopener\">H.Res 100<\/a>, which was introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., earlier this year and expresses Congress\u2019 support of a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic. There are 75 Democrats signed onto the resolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">McClintock said that Democrats and Republicans &#8220;now stand side-by-side with the people of Iran who struggle to rid themselves of the theocratic thugs who have oppressed them for far too long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/resolution-backing-secular-democratic-iran-picks-majority-bipartisan-support-in-house?intcmp=tw_pols\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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 176<\/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 10, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 176<\/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 uprising marked its 176<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Friday as the brave Baluchis once again took to the streets in their relentless anti-regime protests, chanting slogans condemning all forms of dictatorships in Iran, from Shah\u2019s regime to the mullahs\u2019 rule.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 10 &#8211; Rask, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Security forces deployed to prevent anti-regime protests.<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\/lGqnrvXZsX\">pic.twitter.com\/lGqnrvXZsX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634136224733491202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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;\">Reports on Friday showed security forces were deployed in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634136224733491202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634136224733491202%7Ctwgr%5E0d07a775b286899c5880236eb23090e7f6f2d38d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Rask<\/a> to prevent locals from assembling for anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Zahedan<\/a>, southeast Iran, a large crowd gathered after the Friday prayers to hold their weekly anti-regime protests. The protesters chanted slogans against the regime and demanded the release of political prisoners who are lingering in the regime\u2019s dungeons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 10 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Mass protest rally continues despite security measures by the regime.<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:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0632\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SHtM8cYC9p\">pic.twitter.com\/SHtM8cYC9p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634175173086826496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634172948054675456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634172948054675456%7Ctwgr%5E0d07a775b286899c5880236eb23090e7f6f2d38d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Protesters<\/a> continued their rallies despite heavy security presence and underlined their main demand with the slogan, \u201cFreedom! Freedom! Freedom!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634212597464440833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634212597464440833%7Ctwgr%5E0d07a775b286899c5880236eb23090e7f6f2d38d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a> of Zahedan expressed their hatred of the regime by setting fire to the photos of the mullahs\u2019 regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini and chanting anti-regime slogans. These acts of resistance are taking place despite the regime showing ruthlessness even toward children in recent months, targeting them with poison gas attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A heartfelt salute to my Baluch compatriots and the fearless warriors of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zahedan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zahedan<\/a>! Even amidst the threat of arrests, abductions, executions, and repression, you filled the streets this Friday with your cries of &quot;freedom, freedom&quot; and &quot;death to the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T0xPvZhMDV\">pic.twitter.com\/T0xPvZhMDV<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lYc0dr3hXq\">https:\/\/t.co\/lYc0dr3hXq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1634225055608582146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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;\">Iranian opposition coalition\u00a0NCRI\u00a0President-elect\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1634225055608582146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634225055608582146%7Ctwgr%5E0d07a775b286899c5880236eb23090e7f6f2d38d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0hailed<\/a> the Baluchis for their relentless anti-regime protests and their continuous efforts in condemning and exposing the mullahs\u2019 crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA heartfelt salute to my Baluch compatriots and the fearless warriors of\u00a0Zahedan! Even amidst the threat of arrests, abductions, executions, and repression, you filled the streets this Friday with your cries of \u2018Freedom, Freedom!\u2019 and \u2018Death to the child-killing regime!\u2019 Your freedom-loving roar and unwavering determination to overthrow the regime are an inspiration to all. The democratic revolution shall prevail!\u201d the NCRI President-elect emphasized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 10 &#8211; Fuladshahr, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Funeral of Mohsen Shojaei. Shojaei was arrested during the funeral of one of the martyrs of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>. He was tortured to death by prison authorities.<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\/uh69UacizP\">pic.twitter.com\/uh69UacizP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634213785237073925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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;\">Elsewhere in Iran, people gathered in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634213785237073925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634213785237073925%7Ctwgr%5E0d07a775b286899c5880236eb23090e7f6f2d38d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Arak<\/a> for the funeral of Mohsen Shojaei, one of the protesters who was murdered by regime authorities. Shojaei was arrested during the funeral of Mahsa Mogooi, a protester who was killed during the nationwide anti-regime rallies. Shojaei was brutally tortured and drugged while he was in prison. He entered a state of coma due to the torture and died in a hospital from his wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Locals in a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633916815473795072\" rel=\"noopener\">metro station<\/a>\u00a0in the capital also chanted anti-regime slogans when a metro train was malfunctioning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 9 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People at a metro station began chanting anti-regime slogans once they saw the train malfunctioning. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F13nfihq5G\">pic.twitter.com\/F13nfihq5G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633916815473795072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 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;\">Also, last night people in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1633918074331049986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1633918074331049986%7Ctwgr%5E0d07a775b286899c5880236eb23090e7f6f2d38d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-uprising-continue-as-baloch-remain-resilient-in-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s<\/a> Shahrak-e Bagheri district began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the IRGC!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Majority of House Lawmakers Call for New Iran Policy in Response To Ongoing Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258429 size-medium\" title=\"just-the-news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/just-the-news-logo-300x101.png\" alt=\"just-the-news-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of Congress on Thursday held a briefing on a bipartisan resolution calling for a change in Iran policy in response to ongoing protests in the Islamic Republic.\u00a0The resolution expressing support for the Iranian people&#8217;s desire for a free country and condemning Tehran&#8217;s human rights violations has 222 cosponsors, which is the majority of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I think everyone senses that the day of Iran&#8217;s liberation is approaching and its deliverance will be at the hands of the Iranian people and their friends and supporters around the world,&#8221; California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock, the resolution&#8217;s sponsor, said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/congress\/bipartisan-house-members-call-new-iran-policy-response-ongoing-protests\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian National Charged With Illegally Exporting Electrical Equipment to Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303545 size-medium\" title=\"united states department of justice 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"united states department of justice 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON \u2013 A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging an Iranian national with the unlawful export of electrical cables and connectors from the United States to Iran, through Hong Kong. According to court documents, Mehdi Khoshghadam, a.k.a. \u201cDavid Lei,\u201d and \u201cPouyan,\u201d an Iranian national residing in Tehran, Iran, was indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on one count of conspiracy, one count of violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment also includes a forfeiture allegation seeking all proceeds of the alleged crimes. A warrant has been issued for Khoshghadam\u2019s arrest and he remains a fugitive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/iranian-national-charged-illegally-exporting-electrical-equipment-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">House GOP, Dems Back Iran Protests To Topple Mullahs\u2019 Government<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303541 alignleft\" title=\"new york post logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/new-york-post-logo.jpg\" alt=\"new york post logo\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/new-york-post-logo.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/new-york-post-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/new-york-post-logo-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A bipartisan House majority signed on to a resolution Thursday condemning decades of human rights violations and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/27\/us-doj-charges-alleged-iran-backed-assassins-in-nyc-murder-plot\/\" rel=\"noopener\">state-sponsored terrorism<\/a>\u00a0by Iran, while also expressing support for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/08\/female-protesters-in-iran-shot-in-faces-breasts-and-genitals-medics-say\/\">ongoing protests<\/a>\u00a0aimed at toppling the Tehran government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTwo hundred twenty-two members of the 435-member House, Republican and Democrat alike, now stand side-by-side with the people of Iran who struggle to rid themselves of the theocratic thugs who have oppressed them for far too long,\u201d said Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), who\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/100\/text\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsors House Resolution 100<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 along with 145 Republican and 76 Democratic colleagues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Iranian people have had enough of the human rights abuses, the utter incompetence of the mullahs, and the thuggery of their IRGC,\u201d McClintock told supporters at a congressional press conference, referring to the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/09\/bipartisan-house-majority-supports-iran-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"article\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parties In House Unite To Call for New Iran Policy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257115 alignleft\" title=\"newsmax-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newsmax-logo.png\" alt=\"newsmax-logo\" width=\"339\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an unusual bipartisan move, 223 U.S. House Members of both parties joined forces to offer a resolution demanding an end to the theocratic regime ruling Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The people of Iran must rise up and demand their rights,&#8221; Rep. Brad Sherman, D.-Calif., one of the co-sponsors, told a packed crowd of fellow lawmakers and Iran nationals on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that the resolution calling for a new U.S. policy toward Iran was backed by 75 House Democrats and 148 Republicans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/john-gizzi\/sherman-mcclintock-khamenei\/2023\/03\/09\/id\/1111743\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Majority in US House of Representatives Back Resolution Calling for Regime Change in Iran<\/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;\">WASHINGTON: A majority of members of the US House of Representatives have declared their support for a bipartisan resolution calling for a nuclear-free Iran and regime change in the country.\u00a0The Organization of Iranian-American Communities, a group opposed to the regime in Tehran, hosted a meeting in the Capitol to announce that 222 members of the 435-member House now back the resolution, which was introduced on Feb. 7. It supports the establishment of a secular Iranian republic and condemns human rights violations by the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several of the Republican and Democrat co-sponsors of the resolution spoke during the event on Thursday of their support for the Iranian people and their desire for a democratic government to replace the theocratic Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2265811\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chinese Companies Aiding Iran in Supplying Drones to Russia, US Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-256599 size-medium\" title=\"Washington-Examiner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Washington-Examiner-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Washington-Examiner\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chinese companies have helped\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0produce the infamous \u201cShahed\u201d drones that\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Russia<\/a>\u00a0has used to bombard\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">Ukraine<\/a>, according to U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s military drone manufacturer has procured \u201cthousands of aerospace components\u201d from a Chinese company that routed the transactions through a Hong Kong-based front company. Treasury Department officials unveiled sanctions on the supply chain as an exercise in enforcing the existing sanctions on the Iranian company, but the punitive measure raises the curtain on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">China<\/a>\u2019s sidelong support for Russia\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-in-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"Link\">war in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/chinese-companies-aiding-iran-russia\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Message to the Conference Declaring U.S. House Majority\u2019s Support for H.RES100<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303524 size-medium\" title=\"conference declaring U.S. House Majority support H.Res100 1024x683 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/conference-declaring-U.S.-House-Majority-support-H.Res100-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"conference declaring U.S. House Majority support H.Res100 1024x683 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/conference-declaring-U.S.-House-Majority-support-H.Res100-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/conference-declaring-U.S.-House-Majority-support-H.Res100-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/conference-declaring-U.S.-House-Majority-support-H.Res100-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/conference-declaring-U.S.-House-Majority-support-H.Res100-1024x683-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/conference-declaring-U.S.-House-Majority-support-H.Res100-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honorable Members of the US House of Representatives, I want to take this opportunity to commend Chairman\u00a0<strong>Tom McClintock<\/strong>\u00a0and Congressman\u00a0<strong>Brad Sherman<\/strong>\u00a0for their leading role in House bipartisan Resolution 100.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would also like to recognize the House majority members who stood on the side of the Iranian people to offer a sound policy on Iran. You showed the correct side of history.<br \/>\nSince you introduced this resolution a month ago, the Iranian regime under different pretexts has shown its utmost anger and has resorted to massive rhetoric against the noble Members of U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/conference-declaring-u-s-house-majority-support-h-res100\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women in Iran Marked Int\u2019l Women\u2019s Day With Anti-regime Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303527 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests March 9 2023 696x395 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-9-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests March 9 2023 696x395 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-9-2023-696x395-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-9-2023-696x395-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-9-2023-696x395-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women in different cities across Iran, joined by others, marked International Women\u2019s Day by taking to the streets and launching anti-regime protests. Such rallies, led by brave women marching and chanting slogans against the mullahs\u2019 misogynist apparatus, were reported in the capital Tehran, the city of Rasht in northern Iran, and Khash in southeast Iran.\u00a0People throughout the country are specifically holding the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij units, alongside other security units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-women-in-iran-marked-intl-womens-day-with-anti-regime-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 10 Instex Shareholder States Have Decided To Liquidate Instex Due To Continued Obstruction From Iran<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265624 size-medium\" title=\"UK-Gov-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UK-Gov-logo-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"UK-Gov-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UK, France, and Germany (the E3) have issued a joint statement announcing the liquidation of INSTEX.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The E3 said:\u00a0The INSTEX shareholders \u2013 Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the UK \u2013 have decided to liquidate INSTEX.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">INSTEX was set up by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom in 2019 to facilitate legitimate trade between Europe and Iran, particularly in humanitarian goods. Over the past 4 years, INSTEX has consistently tried to facilitate trade exchanges between Europe and Iran. There was a strong and sustained demand by European exporters to use the INSTEX mechanism, mainly from the humanitarian sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/the-10-instex-shareholder-states-have-decided-to-liquidate-instex-due-to-continued-obstruction-from-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Moving Billions for Iranian Regime<\/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;\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 39 entities constituting a significant \u201cshadow banking\u201d network, one of several multi-jurisdictional illicit finance systems which grant sanctioned Iranian entities, such as Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industry Commercial Co. (PGPICC) and Triliance Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Triliance), access to the international financial system and obfuscate their trade with foreign customers. Iranian exchange houses create front companies abroad to enable trade on behalf of their Iranian clients, with foreign currency transactions maintained via internal ledgers. PGPICC is the marketing arm of sanctioned Iranian petrochemical conglomerate Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC), which generates the equivalent of tens of billions of dollars annually for the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1330\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Four Young Baluchi Men at Risk of Execution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260931 size-medium\" title=\"amnesty-international-logo-vector\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/amnesty-international-logo-vector-e1657094606998-300x135.png\" alt=\"amnesty-international-logo-vector-e1657094606998\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four young Baluchi men \u2013 Ebrahim Narouie, Kambiz Kharout, Mansour Dahmardeh and Shoeib Mirbaluchzehi Rigi \u2013 are at grave risk of execution in connection with protests in Sistan and Baluchestan province. They were sentenced to death based on torture-tainted \u201cconfessions\u201d in grossly unfair trials. Two other Baluchi men \u2013 Mansour Hout and Nezamoddin Hout \u2013 are facing retrials on capital charges also in connection with protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/6524\/2023\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Engineering Student Samaneh Asghari Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303528 size-medium\" title=\"Samaneh Asghari engineering student min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Samaneh-Asghari-engineering-student-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Samaneh Asghari engineering student min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Samaneh-Asghari-engineering-student-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Samaneh-Asghari-engineering-student-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Samaneh-Asghari-engineering-student-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Samaneh-Asghari-engineering-student-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced engineering student Samaneh Asghari to 18 years and three months in prison on Monday, March 6, 2023. Ms. Asghari is an industrial engineering student at Kharazmi University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If this sentence is approved in the appeal stage, by applying Article 134 of the Penal Code, the maximum punishment of six years and three months will be applicable to Ms. Asghari.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/10\/engineering-student\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Effects of \u201d the Appeasement Policy of the West\u201d and \u201cThe Scum of the Monarchy\u201d on 2023 Uprising in Iran!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303525 size-medium\" title=\"german appeasement tabatabai bearbock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/german-appeasement-tabatabai-bearbock-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"german appeasement tabatabai bearbock\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/german-appeasement-tabatabai-bearbock-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/german-appeasement-tabatabai-bearbock-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/german-appeasement-tabatabai-bearbock-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/german-appeasement-tabatabai-bearbock.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unfortunately, the appeasement of the Western countries with the mullahs\u2019 regime has been going on since the first day Khomeini\u2018s power grab and has given the mullah\u2019s dictatorship an opportunity to oppress the Iranian and interfere in the countries of the region and spread terrorism in the world. It also allowed the mullahs to go after making the atomic bomb and increase the range of its missiles and delivery systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Iranians\u2019 biggest loss from western appeasement policy was restricting the main enemy of mullahs, i.e., the people\u2019s\u00a0Mujahideen Organization of Iran (PMOI), by enlisting them in foreign terrorist Organization (FTO) and disarming\u00a0the National Liberation Army (NLA) of Iran in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-effects-of-the-appeasement-policy-of\/\" 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-9-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 9,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Resolution Backing Secular, Democratic Iran Republic Picks up Majority Bipartisan Support in House A resolution backing [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":303529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-303523","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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