{"id":303892,"date":"2023-03-17T08:28:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T07:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303892"},"modified":"2023-05-02T19:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:42:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 17, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-303895\" title=\"oiac senate briefing march 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/oiac-senate-briefing-march-2023.jpg\" alt=\"oiac senate briefing march 2023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/oiac-senate-briefing-march-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/oiac-senate-briefing-march-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/oiac-senate-briefing-march-2023-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/oiac-senate-briefing-march-2023-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/oiac-senate-briefing-march-2023-696x393.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 183<\/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 17, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 183<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 672 identified by MEK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising witnessed its 183<sup>rd<\/sup> day on Friday as many people in Tehran and different cities across the country paid tribute to protesters killed by the mullahs\u2019 regime during the past six months of ongoing protests. These gatherings to honor the heroes of Iran\u2019s revolution quickly evolved into scenes of anti-regime protests and participants were seen chanting slogans against the mullahs\u2019 theocracy, calling for a revolution to overthrow their unjust rule, and rejecting a return to any form of dictatorship, most specifically that of Shah\u2019s pre-1979 monarchy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 17 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters are chanting:<br \/>&quot;No to monarchy, no to [mullahs&#39; regime]! Democracy &amp; equality!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Placard reads: &quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%B1_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JEgkjBtzJu\">pic.twitter.com\/JEgkjBtzJu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636701414398259200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 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 17 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters are chanting: &quot;We swear on the blood of our compatriots that we will stand to the end!&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\/TKTuTLQmNG\">pic.twitter.com\/TKTuTLQmNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636682539937964032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locals in the capital&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636797045951586304\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a> district began chanting anti-regime slogans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters in the city of Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern Province of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan began <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636675398422659072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636675398422659072%7Ctwgr%5E9c9eb5bef43dfabe376ef67a5e9fd6def051a2f6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iranians-pay-tribute-to-revolution-heroes-continue-anti-regime-protests%2F\">demonstrating<\/a> for the 24th Friday during the ongoing Iranian revolution. Locals took to the streets to launch anti-regime rallies, condemn the regime\u2019s crimes, and demand their own rights. Protesters in their demonstration today began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636701414398259200\" rel=\"noopener\">Monarchy<\/a> and [mullahs\u2019 regime], a hundred years of crimes!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI will kill those who killed my brother!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636678764737466371\" rel=\"noopener\">Basij<\/a> and IRGC, you are our ISIS!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe don\u2019t want a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636683808094453760\" rel=\"noopener\">republic<\/a> of executions!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cProud <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636680024022716416\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranians<\/a>, support, support!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636682539937964032\" rel=\"noopener\">swear<\/a> on the blood of our compatriots that we will stand to the end!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 17 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters are chanting:<br \/>&quot;Basij and IRGC, you are our ISIS!&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\/fGv9Nc4Krz\">pic.twitter.com\/fGv9Nc4Krz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636678764737466371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 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;\">Demonstrators also chanted against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636770619919585283\">IRGC<\/a> paramilitary Basij force that is known for its crackdown on popular protests across the country. and held a placard reading: &#8220;Death to the oppressor! Be it the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636770621001547787\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a> or [Khamenei]!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 17 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Demonstrators were holding a placard reading:<br \/>&quot;Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kSxgiMUNYW\">pic.twitter.com\/kSxgiMUNYW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1636770621001547787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 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\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1636723223327825920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636723223327825920%7Ctwgr%5E9c9eb5bef43dfabe376ef67a5e9fd6def051a2f6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iranians-pay-tribute-to-revolution-heroes-continue-anti-regime-protests%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned<\/a> the regime\u2019s spree of executions on Friday morning, taking place just days prior to Nowruz, the Iranian calendar New Year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The bloodthirsty Khamenei did not refrain from killing even on the eve of the Persian New Year. This morning, seven prisoners, including one political prisoner, were executed in Urmia. Iran\u2019s brave youth will not let these crimes go unanswered. The international community\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wFQKGpNjFM\">https:\/\/t.co\/wFQKGpNjFM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Et8G4nvSHv\">pic.twitter.com\/Et8G4nvSHv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1636723223327825920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 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;\">And reiterated: \u00a0the bloodthirsty Khamenei did not refrain from killing even on the eve of the Persian New Year. This morning, seven prisoners, including one political prisoner, were executed in Urmia. Iran\u2019s brave youth will not let these crimes go unanswered. The international community\u2019s silence and inaction in the face of the regime&#8217;s torture and executions tramples on human rights values.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">John Bolton, Joe Lieberman Say Iran Regime Change \u2018Very Close\u2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303541 size-full\" 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;\">Ex-national security adviser John Bolton and former Sen. Joe Lieberman expressed strong support Thursday for ongoing protests against the Iranian government, saying the women-led uprising was \u201cvery close\u201d to ushering in regime change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieberman (D-Conn.), 81, echoed Bolton\u2019s comments, saying the \u201cbroadest ever uprising against the government\u201d was \u201ccloser than ever\u201d to bringing about \u201cthe liberation of the people of Iran from the tyranny they have lived under.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The remarks come as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/09\/bipartisan-house-majority-supports-iran-protests\/\">a bipartisan House majority<\/a>\u00a0and 47 US senators have already\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/100\/text\">signed on<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-concurrent-resolution\/2?s=4&amp;r=11&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22menendez%22%5D%7D\">to resolutions<\/a>\u00a0that back the protests aimed at toppling the Tehran government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The House resolution is modeled after opposition leader Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 10-point plan for Iran, which would replace the dictatorial power with a secular, democratic state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/17\/john-bolton-lieberman-say-iran-regime-change-very-close\/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=NYPTwitter\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Message to the US Senate Meeting in Support of the Iranian People\u2019s Uprising for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303876 size-medium\" title=\"US Senate support Iranian people uprising freedom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/US-Senate-support-Iranian-people-uprising-freedom-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"US Senate support Iranian people uprising freedom\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/US-Senate-support-Iranian-people-uprising-freedom-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/US-Senate-support-Iranian-people-uprising-freedom-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/US-Senate-support-Iranian-people-uprising-freedom-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/US-Senate-support-Iranian-people-uprising-freedom-696x403.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/US-Senate-support-Iranian-people-uprising-freedom.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honorable members of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Senate<\/a>, respected personalities, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Lieberman\" rel=\"noopener\">Senator Lieberman<\/a>, General Jones,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Bolton\" rel=\"noopener\">Ambassador Bolton<\/a>,<br \/>\nAmbassador Dobrianski, and Ambassador Bloomfield,\u00a0I am pleased to see you today to celebrate Nowruz, the start of the Iranian\u00a0<strong>New Year<\/strong>.\u00a0Your presence sends an encouraging message to the people of Iran, especially the women and youth who took to the streets in recent months to protest against the regime, demanding regime change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To discourage the people, the regime\u2019s propaganda in Iran suggests that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/iran-democratic\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>people of Iran<\/strong><\/a> are isolated and the international community only deals with the regime. Your presence in this event in support of the Iranian people\u2019s demand for change, and the House Resolution 100 supported by 225 members is a blow to this propaganda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/us-senate-support-iranian-people-uprising-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Rallies Continue, Mek Resistance Units Launch Massive Anti-regime Campaign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303894 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests March 16 2023 696x501 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-16-2023-696x501-1-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests March 16 2023 696x501 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-16-2023-696x501-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-16-2023-696x501-1-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Iran-Protests-March-16-2023-696x501-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 182<sup>nd<\/sup> day on Thursday as people across the country are preparing to welcome Nowruz, the Iranian calendar new year, and vowing to continue their anti-regime protests against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship. Iranians are increasingly angry over the regime\u2019s corruption that has left the country\u2019s economy in ruins and enforced hardships on the lives of ordinary people. Protests over harsh living and working conditions are escalating in cities and towns checkered across the country.\u00a0According to reports from the network associated to Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK inside the country, on Tuesday night MEK Resistance Units launched 2,468 acts of protests in 73 cities checkered across the country and 38 districts of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-irans-rallies-continue-mek-resistance-units-launch-massive-anti-regime-campaign\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">European Parliament Resolution Condemns Poisoning of Iranian Schoolgirls and Calls for Accountability<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303893 size-medium\" title=\"European Parliament Resolution on poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/European-Parliament-Resolution-on-poisoning-of-Iranian-schoolgirls-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"European Parliament Resolution on poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/European-Parliament-Resolution-on-poisoning-of-Iranian-schoolgirls-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/European-Parliament-Resolution-on-poisoning-of-Iranian-schoolgirls-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/European-Parliament-Resolution-on-poisoning-of-Iranian-schoolgirls-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/European-Parliament-Resolution-on-poisoning-of-Iranian-schoolgirls-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Parliament adopted a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/RC-9-2023-0170_EN.html\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a>\u00a0this afternoon, Thursday, March 16, 2023, denouncing the atrocious attempt to silence women and girls in Iran in the strongest terms. The European Parliament resolution also expressed deep solidarity with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/14\/gas-poisoning-of-school-girls-iran\/\">poisoned students<\/a> and their families.\u00a0The European Parliament resolution was adopted by 516 votes in favor, 5 against, and 14 abstentions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/16\/european-parliament-resolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How the West\u2019s Appeasement Policy Is Bringing Iran Closer to Nuclear Weapons<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-252763 size-medium\" title=\"natanz-nuclear-facility-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/natanz-nuclear-facility-min-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"natanz-nuclear-facility-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/natanz-nuclear-facility-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/natanz-nuclear-facility-min-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/natanz-nuclear-facility-min-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/natanz-nuclear-facility-min-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/natanz-nuclear-facility-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years, the United States and European powers have held several rounds of talks with Iran\u2019s regime on its nuclear program. The talks have been aimed at ensuring that Iran\u2019s nuclear program is peaceful and not aimed at developing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But so far, efforts to contain Tehran\u2019s nuclear ambitions have remained fruitless. The West\u2019s exasperation with Iran\u2019s regime was once again displayed in a recent statement by European Union representatives, in which they expressed concern over\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/nuclear\/ex-iranian-official-no-one-can-stop-our-nuclear-bomb-making\/\" rel=\"noopener\">83% enriched uranium<\/a>\u00a0found in Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/nuclear\/how-the-wests-appeasement-policy-is-bringing-iran-closer-to-nuclear-weapons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minimum Wage of Workers for 2023; Bargaining Gangs of Power and Wealth<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51205 size-medium\" title=\"1500000 construction workers in Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/workers-in-Iran-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"1500000 construction workers in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/workers-in-Iran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/workers-in-Iran-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/workers-in-Iran-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/workers-in-Iran.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we approach the last days of the Iranian year, the determination of the minimum wage for workers is surrounded by uncertainty. The last meeting of the Supreme Labor Council ended without a result, as representatives of workers, employers, and the government failed to reach an agreement on the minimum wage of workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the last meeting of the Supreme Labor Council, which was held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the labor group representatives proposed 17,447,160 Tomans for the next year. This amount is significantly higher than the figure announced by the committee. On the other hand, the representatives of the employers and the government proposed 12,479,500 Tomans as the minimum wage of workers for the following year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-minimum-wage-of-workers-for-2023-bargaining\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieberman, Bolton: Iran Regime In Final Days<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257115 size-medium\" title=\"newsmax-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newsmax-logo-300x93.png\" alt=\"newsmax-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the opponents keep up their fight against the theocratic regime in Iran and the U.S. stands by them, their American supporters say, Iran will be &#8220;free, secular, and non-nuclear&#8221; by this time next year.\u00a0That was the message Thursday morning at a Washington, D.C., conference of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, best known as MEK, the leading opposition group to the Tehran government headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among those participating in the conference were such seasoned opponents of the regime as former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who was the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee; former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who also served as former President Donald Trump&#8217;s national security adviser; and retired Gen. Jim Jones, a onetime Marine Corps commandant and national security adviser to former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsfront\/iran-bolton-lieberman\/2023\/03\/16\/id\/1112493\/\" 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-march-16-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 16,<\/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 183 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":303895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-303892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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