{"id":303637,"date":"2023-03-12T10:59:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T09:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303637"},"modified":"2023-05-02T20:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T19:53:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-12-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 12, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303641\" title=\"iranian resistance washington summit 11032023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-washington-summit-11032023-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance washington summit 11032023 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-washington-summit-11032023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-washington-summit-11032023-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-washington-summit-11032023-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-washington-summit-11032023-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranian-resistance-washington-summit-11032023-1-696x391.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\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 178<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sunday, March 12, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 178<\/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 is witnessing its 178<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day with protests reported in different cities by people from various sectors of society. Anger is escalating among the Iranian public as economic woes are making it extremely difficult to make ends meet, especially less than ten days prior to Nowruz, the Iranian new year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the local steel company are protesting delayed pensions, calling for higher wages, and equality among all retirees.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7LqKB6422K\">pic.twitter.com\/7LqKB6422K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634884441603723266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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\">Retirees and pensioners in the cities of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634881066065592321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634881066065592321%7Ctwgr%5E6b2477591e8885a04532ac1790041b4541c09ec2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-protests-continue-as-dc-event-supports-uprising%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634881925159452677\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634883183408992257\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634886961008631810\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerman<\/a>, rallied today, protesting low pensions, and poor insurance plans, and seeking wage adjustments based on skyrocketing prices and increasing inflation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Investors in the Azvico auto company (shareholders include the IRGC) are rallying and seeking answers to their long-raised demands after being left in limbo for so long.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVi8XWjWmh\">pic.twitter.com\/LVi8XWjWmh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634903459786014720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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\">Pensioners and retirees are among the worst-hit segments of society. They depend on government stipends to make ends meet, but the regime has refused to increase pensions in correspondence with growing inflation and the depreciation of the national currency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of government-associated sites are protesting the regime&#39;s refusal to increase their paychecks, in violation of their own laws, and voicing their grievances over their economic woes.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PlErtgQ1wx\">pic.twitter.com\/PlErtgQ1wx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634834111473893376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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\">The government has long made hollow promises of increasing pensions. It was also supposed to settle unpaid pensions remaining from previous years. So far, it has yet to deliver on both demands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Interestingly, the regime\u2019s own media reported that The Social Security Investment Company (SHASTA), the financial institution that is supposed to fund retirees, has seen a significant increase in revenues in past years. However, this has yet to materialize in the lives of pensioners and retirees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization protesting and calling for higher wages and equality among all retirees.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhhPoiYkER\">pic.twitter.com\/YhhPoiYkER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634881066065592321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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\">Similar <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634888216867217410\" rel=\"noopener\">protest rallies<\/a> were held on Sunday by retired steelworkers in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634884441603723266\" rel=\"noopener\">Isfahan<\/a>, central Iran, and nurses in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634885700079300608\" rel=\"noopener\">Qazvin<\/a>, northwest Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Workers of government agencies held a gathering in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634834111473893376\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a> on Sunday morning protesting the regime\u2019s refusal to increase their paychecks, in violation of current laws and voiced their grievances over economic woes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization protesting and calling for higher wages and equality among all retirees.<br \/>&quot;Let go of Syria, think about us!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iJH37BhxbG\">pic.twitter.com\/iJH37BhxbG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634881925159452677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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 other reports from the country\u2019s capital, investors in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634903459786014720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634903459786014720%7Ctwgr%5E6b2477591e8885a04532ac1790041b4541c09ec2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-irans-protests-continue-as-dc-event-supports-uprising%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Azvico<\/a> auto company (shareholders include the IRGC) are rallying today and seeking answers to their long-raised demands after being left in limbo for so long.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Kerman, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization are protesting poverty, inflation, and high prices.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nn3CLJ5d6d\">pic.twitter.com\/nn3CLJ5d6d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634886961008631810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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\">Last night people in Tehran\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634671790495522818\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri\u00a0<\/a>and other districts chanted anti-regime slogans, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cKhamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the girl-killing regime!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 12 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>More footage of retirees and pensioners of the local steel company protesting delayed pensions, calling for higher wages, and equality among all retirees.<br \/>&quot;Enough with promises! We have nothing to eat!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m4TK0H6KuV\">pic.twitter.com\/m4TK0H6KuV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1634888216867217410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Death Toll Update | Clashes Renew Between Two Groups of Iran-backed Local Militias Leaving Four Kil-led<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303654 alignleft\" title=\"sohr logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo.jpg\" alt=\"sohr logo\" width=\"221\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Aleppo province: Armed clashes have renewed between two groups of Iran-backed local militias of the \u201cOmran Family\u201d and \u201cZaghir Family\u201d, due to disputes over a truck carrying drugs in Nobl city in northern Aleppo countryside, where three people of the Zaghir Family were killed in the clashes.\u00a0It is worth noting that the clashes have remained intermittent since yesterday. Accordingly, the number of people killed in the renewed clashes between groups of the Iran-backed local militias has risen to four people in Nobl city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Earlier today, SOHR sources reported growing tension in Nebl town, inhabited by residents of Shiite community, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, because of violent clashes between two Iranian-backed local groups. The clashes followed a dispute over smuggling operations between Nebl and Afrin which is controlled by the \u201cNational Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/en\/291570\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Washington Summit in Support of Iran Uprising, for a Free and Democratic Republic of Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303639 size-medium\" title=\"Washington Summit Support Iran Uprising dictatorship 10 1024x683 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Washington-Summit-Support-Iran-Uprising-dictatorship-10-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Summit Support Iran Uprising dictatorship 10 1024x683 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Washington-Summit-Support-Iran-Uprising-dictatorship-10-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Washington-Summit-Support-Iran-Uprising-dictatorship-10-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Washington-Summit-Support-Iran-Uprising-dictatorship-10-1024x683-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Saturday, March 11, 2023,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Pence\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mike Pence<\/strong><\/a>, the former Vice President of the United States, participated in a gathering of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Washington, D.C., where he delivered a speech. Maryam Rajavi also delivered a virtual speech to the gathering, which was held in support of the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and their aspiration for a democratic and free republic.<br \/>\nNotable political figures, including Senator Sam Brownback, General Wesley Clark, Governor Gary Luck, and Senator Robert Torricelli, as well as a multitude of supporters of the Iranian Resistance from the Iranian-American community, attended the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/washington-summit-support-iran-uprising-dictatorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Revolution Continues With Protests by Baluchis, Other Sectors<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303640 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests March 11 2023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-11-2023-1-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests March 11 2023 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-11-2023-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-11-2023-1-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-11-2023-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s courageous Balochis are continuing the country\u2019s protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime with their weekly campaign of relentless demonstrations against the ruling theocracy. Baloch protesters were in the streets again on Friday in the city of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province, chanting against any form of dictatorship that has been oppressing the Iranian people for decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People throughout the country are specifically holding the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">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-iran-revolution-continues-with-protests-by-balochis-other-sectors\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Pence Warns Renewed Iran Deal Would Pave Path to Nuclear Weapon \u2018In Gold\u2019 for Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228776 alignleft\" 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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/mike-pence\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Vice President Mike Pence<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday spoke to Iranian anti-regime activists in Washington, D.C., and warned that the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to re-enter the embattled 2015 nuclear deal would pave a path &#8220;in gold&#8221; to a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Pence spoke at an event held in the nation\u2019s capital by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities, which calls for a democratic, secular, non-nuclear Iranian republic, and hailed the Trump administration\u2019s maximum pressure policy toward the regime in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ahead of Pence, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi said that the situation in Iran would never return to how it was before the uprising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The regime has become weaker and faces more defections,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It cannot prevent the explosive situation, because that needs fundamental reforms, which will in turn lead to the regime\u2019s overthrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pence-warns-renewed-iran-deal-would-pave-path-nuclear-weapon-gold-regime\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pence warns renewed Iran deal would pave path to nuclear weapon &#39;in gold&#39; for regime | Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OjM8f95L3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/OjM8f95L3X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Pence\/status\/1634660356239810561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Former Vice President Mike Pence Spoke on Saturday at Iranian Freedom Event<\/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\">The Organization of Iranian American Communities hosted a 2023 bipartisan summit Saturday with several politicians including former Vice President Mike Pence to discuss the nationwide freedom uprising occurring in Iran.\u00a0Hundreds of Iranian American community leaders from across the United States attended the policy summit in solidarity with the Iranian people and their enduring uprising,&#8221; OIAC wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u00a0Maryam Rajavi gave remarks as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;The Iranian people fully understand that the monarchy in Iran has always been a manifestation of\u00a0fascism,&#8221; Rajavi said in her speech. &#8220;During Shah, all freedom fighters were either imprisoned or executed, which enabled the\u00a0mullahs to hijack the leadership of the revolution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Today the Iranian people are fully aware that they must distance themselves from all forms of\u00a0dictatorship,&#8221; she later said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/events\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-speaks-iranian-freedom-event\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to support the brave Iranians fighting for their freedom. US policy should do the same, not appease the mullahs. As Tehran loses its grip on the country, US should support breakaway provinces who want freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7kYCNWkRb3\">pic.twitter.com\/7kYCNWkRb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Brownback (@SamuelBrownback) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamuelBrownback\/status\/1634652722661060612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">IWD2023 \u2013 Paying Tribute to the Courage of Iranian Women in Their Struggle for Freedom and Equality<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303638 size-medium\" title=\"Brussels Conference IWD2023 1 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-Conference-IWD2023-1-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels Conference IWD2023 1 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-Conference-IWD2023-1-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-Conference-IWD2023-1-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-Conference-IWD2023-1-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-Conference-IWD2023-1-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">IWD2023 \u2013 Paying tribute to the courage of Iranian women in their struggle for freedom and equality<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee sponsored a magnificent conference in Brussels on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to honor International Women\u2019s Day. 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