{"id":304515,"date":"2023-03-27T07:16:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T06:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=304515"},"modified":"2023-05-03T03:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T02:55:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-27-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 27, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-304516\" title=\"ncri ramadan conference 26032023 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ncri-ramadan-conference-26032023-1.jpg\" alt=\"ncri ramadan conference 26032023 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ncri-ramadan-conference-26032023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ncri-ramadan-conference-26032023-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ncri-ramadan-conference-26032023-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ncri-ramadan-conference-26032023-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ncri-ramadan-conference-26032023-1-696x390.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 193<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Monday, March 27, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 193<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-revolution-tehran-ahvaz-shush-saqqez\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising<\/a> witnessed its 193<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day on Monday as people from different strata took to the streets to voice their woes and grievances. Retirees and pensioners in Shush and Ahvaz protested their hardships as prices are skyrocketing and their wages remaining extremely low. Taxi drivers and various investors in other cities were also protesting by going on strike and\/or holding protests demanding better conditions and their stolen money returned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 27 &#8211; Baneh, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Mechanic technicians in the local industrial city went on strike and held a gathering protesting the rising rent prices for their stores.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/26dBWxliqQ\">pic.twitter.com\/26dBWxliqQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1640370783779446784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 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\">Mechanic technicians in the industrial complex of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1640370783779446784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1640370783779446784%7Ctwgr%5E2dad09e098e6c567adf01e7b5d159b317d126135%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-revolution-tehran-ahvaz-shush-saqqez%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Baneh<\/a>, in Kurdistan Province, western Iran, went on strike and held a gathering on Monday protesting the rising rent prices for their stores.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Residents of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1640371961623879682\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s Shahrak-e Bagheri district<\/a>\u00a0were chanting anti-regime slogans on Sunday night, including \u201cWe swear on the blood of our compatriots that we stand to the end!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1640272458446929925\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdanan<\/a>, Ilam province, western Iran, courageous youths continued writing graffiti on the city walls which read: Death to Shah and Mullah and damned be Khomeini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1640267827067117569\" rel=\"noopener\">Piranshahr<\/a>, in the Central District of\u00a0Piranshahr\u00a0County, West Azerbaijan\u00a0province women and girls planted trees to commemorate the Martyrs of the uprising.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 26 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the Shahrak-e Bagheri district were chanting anti-regime slogans:<br \/>&quot;We swear on the blood of our compatriots that we stand to the end!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bnxg5plaCk\">pic.twitter.com\/Bnxg5plaCk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1640371961623879682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/begoonah1\/status\/1640360226929930241\" rel=\"noopener\">Salehshahr<\/a>, in Khuzestan province, southwest of Iran, defiant youth wrote graffiti against the Mullahs\u2019 regime on the walls of a mosque.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to reports, following the last Friday\u2019s anti-regime protests in Zahedan, the capital of a southeastern province in Iran, strict stops and inspections by the military and security forces at the entry and exit points of and inside the city are still in place despite many criticisms and have caused harassment to the citizens and travelers of Nowruz.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268299 size-medium\" title=\"government-of-canada-vector-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/government-of-canada-vector-logo-300x167.png\" alt=\"government-of-canada-vector-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Honourable M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the\u00a0<em>Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations<\/em>. This is the 10th package of sanctions imposed by Canada against the Iranian regime since October 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today\u2019s sanctions list eight individuals and two entities, including senior officials in Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Forces (LEF)\u2014for gross and systematic human rights violations in Tehran and in Kurdish and Azeri areas of northwestern Iran\u2014and senior officials involved in unmanned aerial vehicle and ballistic missile production in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/global-affairs\/news\/2023\/03\/canada-imposes-new-sanctions-against-iranian-regime.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">How To Stop Iran\u2019s Drive To Obtain Nuclear Weapons Short of Bombing It: Report<\/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\">Amid the shocking revelation that the Iranian regime enriched near weapons-grade uranium for an atomic weapon, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on Friday published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memri.org\/reports\/curbing-irans-ambitions-vital-impeding-new-china-russia-iran-axis\">highly detailed report to counter<\/a>\u00a0Tehran\u2019s drive to become a nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The MEMRI report argues that powerful steps can be taken by the Biden administration and Europe to impede Iran\u2019s atomic weapon ambitions short of military strikes targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities. MEMRI lays out a &#8220;Plan of Action&#8221; that aims to chip away at the legitimacy of the Islamic revolutionary state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/how-stop-irans-drive-obtain-nuclear-weapons-short-bombing-report\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Public Deserves To Know Why Britain Is Giving Visas To Iranian Clerics<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230382 size-medium\" title=\"The Telegraph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Telegraph-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"The-Telegraph\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran now stands right up there \u2013 after Russia and China \u2013 as the biggest challenge to UK national interests. London\u2019s policy towards Tehran has toughened dramatically in recent months: the latest Integrated Review of British national security policy flags up 15\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2022\/11\/16\/iran-tried-assassinate-british-residents-10-times-year-mi5-reveals\/\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination or kidnapping plots<\/a>\u00a0by the Iranian regime against British or British-based individuals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In consequence, proscription of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has become a serious policy option for the Government \u2013 even as the Foreign Office resists this step with every fibre of its bureaucratic being. Moreover, under the Sunak premiership, there is an impressive cross-party consensus in both houses of parliament for any such measures. But UK-Iran policy still has many loose ends. One is the neglected issue of who receives Religious Worker and Minister of Religion visas to enter and stay in the UK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/03\/25\/public-deserves-know-why-britain-giving-visas-iranian-clerics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">House Democrat Says Us Troops \u2018Have To Stay in Northern Syria\u2019 in Wake of Iranian-backed Attacks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35522 alignleft\" title=\"British lawmakers call for end to U.S. ban on PMOI following court ruling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/bg_headhill.jpg\" alt=\"British lawmakers call for end to U.S. ban on PMOI following court ruling\" width=\"200\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said on Sunday that the U.S. military will not leave Syria after a string of attacks from\u00a0 Iran-backed militias on American bases in the country last week left one U.S. contractor dead and five service members wounded, saying \u201cwe\u2019re not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWe\u2019re not going anywhere, we have to stay in northern Syria and work with our partners in Iraq as well in fighting ISIS,\u201d Krishnamoorthi said in an interview with ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are more than 900 U.S. troops in Syria, tasked with fighting back any emerging remnants of ISIS. The U.S. said last week that an Iranian-backed group struck an American base in northeast Syria with a drone last Thursday, leaving one contractor dead. The U.S. responded with precision airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups on the same day, at the direction of President Biden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/sunday-talk-shows\/3918824-house-democrat-says-us-troops-have-to-stay-in-northern-syria-in-wake-of-iranian-backed-attacks\/\" 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\">Ramadan, Messenger of Peace and Friendship to the Middle East and the World of Islam<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-304478 size-medium\" title=\"ramadan conference maryam rajavi 26032023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ramadan-conference-maryam-rajavi-26032023-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"ramadan conference maryam rajavi 26032023\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ramadan-conference-maryam-rajavi-26032023-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ramadan-conference-maryam-rajavi-26032023-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ramadan-conference-maryam-rajavi-26032023-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ramadan-conference-maryam-rajavi-26032023-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ramadan-conference-maryam-rajavi-26032023.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramadan\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ramadan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kareem! Happy Ramadan to you and to all Muslims, especially in France.<br \/>\nAs we enter the holy month of Ramadan, we cannot ignore the stark reality faced by our fellow Muslims in Iran, where the fundamental messages of Islam \u2013 freedom, justice, mercy, and emancipation \u2013 are being trampled upon by a repressive religious dictatorship. According to official figures, a majority of Iranians are living below the poverty line, while the military and repressive organs continue to receive increased funding, and public services face devastating budget cuts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/ramadan-peace-friendship-middle-east-world-islam\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Cities Report Protests as Currency Nosedives Again<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268184 size-medium\" title=\"iran-street-uprising (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-street-uprising-1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"iran-street-uprising-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">People in different cities of Iran are taking to the streets protesting their poor living conditions as the country\u2019s national currency, the rial, begins to drop yet again against the U.S. dollar. The ruling regime\u2019s catastrophic economic policies, or lack thereof altogether, have been ruining the lives of ordinary Iranians across the country as tens of millions of the 85 million population are living in poverty as we speak. 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> responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive 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-protests-revolution-economy-rial-currency\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">New Hijab Plan To Be Enforced Soon, Intelligent Punishments for Defiant Women<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-261271 size-medium\" title=\"Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Improper-veiling-women-Iran_1-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a press conference with the state media, mullah Hossein Jalali presented the details of a new Hijab Plan to be proposed to the mullahs\u2019 parliament for adoption.\u00a0Jalali said the new plan would be implemented through an intelligent system and not entail physical confrontation with women who do not observe the veil. Instead, it includes financial punishments ranging from half a million to three million tomans, cancellation of driver\u2019s licenses and passports, ban on Internet use, etc.\u00a0At a news conference on March 26, 2023, the member of the mullahs\u2019 parliament from\u00a0Rafsanjan\u00a0and Anar said they had finalized the bill in 300 meetings with the National Cultural and Security Council. He claimed that the situation of the Hijab would be better than in the past.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/03\/27\/new-hijab-plan-enforced\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Attempt of Reproducing Despotism in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-293976 size-medium\" title=\"iran khomeini khamenei reza pahlavi 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-khomeini-khamenei-reza-pahlavi-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran khomeini khamenei reza pahlavi 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-khomeini-khamenei-reza-pahlavi-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-khomeini-khamenei-reza-pahlavi-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-khomeini-khamenei-reza-pahlavi-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-khomeini-khamenei-reza-pahlavi-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-khomeini-khamenei-reza-pahlavi-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Iran, the struggle for democracy, freedom, and liberation from the yoke of despotic and dictatorial regimes is a current that began in the late Qajar period and continues to this day continuously and relentlessly. For about 120 years, from the Constitutional Revolution to the present, various political groups and forces with their own ideologies, worldviews, and distinctive and specific programs have fought against the Qajar, Pahlavi, and Islamic Republic\u2019s dictatorial religious governments in various ways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-attempt-of-reproducing-despotism-in-2023\/\" 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-26-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 26,<\/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 193 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":304516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-304515","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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