{"id":304211,"date":"2023-03-22T09:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T08:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=304211"},"modified":"2023-05-03T02:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T01:39:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-22-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-22-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 22, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_304213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304213\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-304213 size-full\" title=\"iranians honoring nowruz martyrs 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranians-honoring-nowruz-martyrs-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranians honoring nowruz martyrs 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranians-honoring-nowruz-martyrs-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranians-honoring-nowruz-martyrs-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranians-honoring-nowruz-martyrs-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranians-honoring-nowruz-martyrs-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iranians-honoring-nowruz-martyrs-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People across Iran celebrated Nowruz by honoring the martyrs of the uprising<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 11:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 188<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Wednesday, March 22, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 188<\/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\">Hello everyone and to all my compatriots, Happy Nowruz. We are back today on Wednesday the 188<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day of the nationwide uprising. The Iranian opposition coalition\u00a0NCRI\u00a0President-elect\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0welcomed the Iranian calendar new year, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1638143968444547074\" rel=\"noopener\">Nowruz<\/a>, with a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/welcoming-nowruz-as-uprising-and-revolution-persist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">renewed vow<\/a>\u00a0of continued protests inside the country and intensifying the Iranian Resistance\u2019s anti-regime campaign both inside Iran and across the globe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nowruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nowruz<\/a>, the Nowruz of uprising and revolution<br \/>The Spring of the Iranian people\u2019s democratic revolution towards freedom and popular sovereignty will advance and flourish.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDJZ7mJsTx\">pic.twitter.com\/TDJZ7mJsTx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1637930482011717634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 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\">During the past few days, Iranian people welcomed Nowruz, where people in numerous districts of Tehran and cities across the country chanted anti-regime slogans by taking to the streets or from their rooftops. People in Tehran\u2019s districts, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638108183712464897\" rel=\"noopener\">Sadeghiyeh<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638093084159545349\" rel=\"noopener\">Sa\u2019adatabad,<\/a>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638088060553289729\" rel=\"noopener\">Marzdaran<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638106925987663872\" rel=\"noopener\">Ekbatan<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638118253640957955\" rel=\"noopener\">Punak<\/a>, Shahrak-e Gharb,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638090567761506304\" rel=\"noopener\">Zafar<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638101892160172034\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahr-e Ziba<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638111958896463875\" rel=\"noopener\">Darband<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638113216697090049\" rel=\"noopener\">Seyed Khandan<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638114475210588163\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehranpars<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638116991675367424\" rel=\"noopener\">Shariati Street<\/a>, and the cities of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638103161608044545\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638098117265600513\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638094342471692294\" rel=\"noopener\">Borujerd<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1637906858651578369\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanandaj<\/a>, Saqqez,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638095602616508416\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahabad<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638096859217403908\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiraz<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638099375845961733\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638104409493106688\" rel=\"noopener\">Izeh<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638105666962477058\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>, and others were seen chanting slogans against the mullahs\u2019 regime and launching demonstrations in the streets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 21 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Ekbatan district began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Death to the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Khamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nowruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nowruz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCTrW9h5ms\">pic.twitter.com\/yCTrW9h5ms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638106925987663872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 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 slogans included:<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cKhamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDeath to Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe swear on the blood of our compatriots that we stand to the end!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cMullahs must get lost!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSilence is a disgrace! Freedom is our culture!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPoverty-Corruption-High prices! We\u2019re going to overthrow the regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe won\u2019t have a nation as long as the mullahs are in power!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638502205904003072\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a>, southwest Iran, retirees and pensioners of the regime&#8217;s Social Security Organization rallied outside the city&#8217;s governor&#8217;s office protesting high prices, inflation, low pensions, and other economic woes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 22 &#8211; Shush, southwest <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 regime&#39;s Social Security Organization rallying outside the city&#39;s governor office protesting high prices, inflation, low pensions, and other economic woes.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJYv8ujREm\">pic.twitter.com\/CJYv8ujREm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638502205904003072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638533608083451908\">Rask<\/a>, southeast Iran, reports indicate that locals are having trouble procuring cooking\/heating gas due to the regime&#8217;s corruption and incompetence. It is worth noting that Iran possesses the world&#8217;s second-largest natural gas reserves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 22 &#8211; Rask, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are having trouble procuring cooking\/heating gas due to the regime&#39;s corruption and incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>Reminder:<br \/>Iran has the world&#39;s second largest natural gas reserves.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwIZeEpgLD\">pic.twitter.com\/fwIZeEpgLD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1638533608083451908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 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 finally, according to the Reuters news agency, the regime security forces attacked women and children who were celebrating Nowruz in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1638474286905032708\" rel=\"noopener\">streets of Mahabad<\/a> city. More than 30 people were injured, most of them women and children.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Scorched-earth Tactics of Iran\u2019s Cyber Army<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-293710 size-medium\" title=\"wired logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wired-logo-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"wired logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wired-logo-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wired-logo-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wired-logo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">IN THE EARLY<\/span>\u00a0hours of January 5, a popular anonymous Iranian dissident account called\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jupiter_rad_2\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external-link\" data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jupiter_rad_2\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jupiter_rad_2&quot;}\">Jupiter<\/a>\u00a0announced on Twitter that his friends had killed Abolqasem Salavati, a maligned magistrate nicknamed the \u201cJudge of Death.\u201d The tweet went viral, and thousands of jubilant people poured into the account\u2019s Twitter Space to thank them for assassinating the man responsible for sentencing hundreds of political prisoners to die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Soon, however, a few attendees voiced doubts over the veracity of the claim. They were cursed at and kicked out of the room, as the host insisted, \u201cTonight is about celebration!\u201d while repeatedly encouraging viewers to make the Space go viral. The next day, activists on the ground and Iranian media confirmed that Salavati was, in fact, alive. Several experts suspect Jupiter to have been an\u00a0Islamic Republic of Iran cyber operation\u00a0aimed at distracting people, while the Iranian government executed two protesters the same night as the Twitter Space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/iran-cyber-army-protests-disinformation\/\" 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\">Nowruz in Iran With Nationwide Anti-regime Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267726 size-medium\" title=\"Iran-Protests-December-11-2022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-11-2022-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Protests-December-11-2022\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-11-2022-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-11-2022-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iran-Protests-December-11-2022.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian people are welcoming Nowruz, the Iranian calendar new year, with people in numerous districts of Tehran and cities across the country taking to the streets and chanting anti-regime slogans. The Iranian people gave a stark reminder to the ruling mullahs of their utter hatred regarding their dictatorship and their stark determination to overthrow their theocracy to bring about a democratic republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People 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> responsible 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-update-nowruz-iran-protests-revolution-maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Biological Terrorism, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Latest Attempt to Silence Dissent<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304212 size-medium\" title=\"Biological terrorism to silence dissent 750 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Biological-terrorism-to-silence-dissent-750-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Biological terrorism to silence dissent 750 \" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Biological-terrorism-to-silence-dissent-750-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Biological-terrorism-to-silence-dissent-750-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Biological-terrorism-to-silence-dissent-750-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Biological-terrorism-to-silence-dissent-750-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We will be discussing a very serious and heartbreaking issue that has been occurring in Iran over the past four months. The alarming biological and chemical attacks on young women and school girls. This cruel and inhumane act is the Iranian regime\u2019s latest attempt to silence protests and the ongoing revolution led by young women and schoolgirls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the last episode, we explained that the poisoning of young schoolgirls in Iran has been ongoing since November 2022. The attacks have taken place in 245 schools in 26 provinces across Iran, with over\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/14\/gas-poisoning-of-school-girls-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">13,000 students affected<\/a>, 6,000 hospitalized, and tragically, an estimated four children have lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/21\/biological-terrorism\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Justice Department Announces Charges and Sentence in Connection With Attempts To Acquire Military and Dual-use Technologies<\/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\" align=\"center\"><b><i><u>Iranian Agents Tried to Obtain Equipment That Could Be Used in Weapons Programs<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON \u2013 A federal court in the District of Columbia unsealed two indictments today charging multiple defendants with violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for their roles in separate schemes to procure and export U.S. technology to Iran between 2005 and 2013. In connection with today\u2019s announcement, the Department of Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1355\">designated three of the defendants and four entities for their involvement<\/a>\u00a0in the procurement of equipment that supports Iran\u2019s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and weapons programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/justice-department-announces-charges-and-sentence-connection-attempts-acquire-military\" 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-21-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 21,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 188 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":304213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-304211","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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