{"id":305080,"date":"2023-04-01T07:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T06:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305080"},"modified":"2023-05-02T19:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:46:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-267806\" title=\"iran-uprising-execution-protest\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-execution-protest.jpg\" alt=\"iran-uprising-execution-protest\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-execution-protest.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-execution-protest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-execution-protest-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-execution-protest-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-uprising-execution-protest-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: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 198<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday, April 01, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 198<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 675 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 198<sup>th<\/sup> day as People in various parts of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and other cities once again continued night protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime voicing their hatred and opposition to the ruling dictatorship in its entirety and the oppressive security forces. In the city of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, people continued their protests and regime authorities deliberately disrupted internet connections to prevent any news reports and footage from being posted online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 31 &#8211; Karaj, west of Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are chanting anti-regime slogans:<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5N0YYiTutN\">pic.twitter.com\/5N0YYiTutN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641890607319732229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 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 reports from the major port city of Chabahar in Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province of southeast Iran, locals set fire to tires and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642117337884278784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642117337884278784%7Ctwgr%5E072a9bda748d23ef8a46414aa2d0e30c693b5de7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-nightly-protests-mullahs-regime-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked<\/a> a major road for hours on Saturday in protest to the killing of a fuel porter by members of the regime\u2019s oppressive state police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 1 &#8211; Chabahar, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals set fire to tires and blocked a major road for hours in protest to the killing of a fuel porter by members of the regime&#39;s state police.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKYT3L2GxY\">pic.twitter.com\/gKYT3L2GxY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642117337884278784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 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;\">For many of the impoverished people of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan, transferring small amounts of fuel across the border and selling it to customers has become the only means of earning their keep and supporting their families. The reason they live this way is more than four decades of regime corruption and discrimination against the Baluch minority. The regime\u2019s security forces attack and kill them regularly under the pretext of fighting smuggling. Meanwhile, the regime\u2019s own security forces\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-saravan-protests-fuel-porters-regime-corruption-20210224\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>control a huge fuel-smuggling network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that dwarfs the activities of the fuel porters of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 31 &#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 Shahrak-e Bagheri district are chanting anti-regime slogans:<br \/>&quot;Down with the republic of executions!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the child-killing regime!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOQM6DZp2w\">pic.twitter.com\/WOQM6DZp2w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641888090649182208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 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 till the early morning hours of today, Locals in Tehran\u2019s different districts, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641888090649182208?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri<\/a>, along with other cities including\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641890607319732229?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1641889349393436689?s=20\">Qom<\/a>, and Kazerun were chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei, the murderer!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cKhamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe swear on the blood of our compatriots, we will stand to the end!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe will not appease the murderous [Khamenei]!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the child-killing regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDamned be Khomeini!\u201d referring to regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642070542600781827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1642070542600781827%7Ctwgr%5E072a9bda748d23ef8a46414aa2d0e30c693b5de7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-nightly-protests-mullahs-regime-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Kazerun<\/a>, south-central Iran in broad daylight People chanted anti-regime slogans, including: &#8220;Down with Khamenei!&#8221; referring to the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. &#8220;Damned be Khomeini!&#8221; referring to regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another development, the MEK has sent to international organizations and United Nations rapporteurs a list of names of its supporters arrested for taking part in Iran\u2019s annual Fire Festival on March 14.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 31 &#8211; Kazerun, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>People began chanting anti-regime slogans, including: &quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot; referring to the regime&#39;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. &quot;Damned be Khomeini!&quot; referring to regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zdFZXfRj6Q\">pic.twitter.com\/zdFZXfRj6Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1642070542600781827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 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;\">3,626 MEK supporters were arrested or disappeared from the beginning of the uprising on September 16, 2022, to March 20, 2023, and there is no information about their conditions and\/or whereabouts. This is aside from the thousands of people arrested in different cities, towns, and villages across the country who were released prior to being identified or were able to flee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The names and specifications of 3,626 MEK supporters who were arrested or have disappeared are at the disposal of the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and can be presented to any international court.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">United States Files Forfeiture Action Against Over One Million Rounds of Ammunition Enroute From Iran to Yemen<\/h3>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-subtitle field--type-text field--label-hidden\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">Action is One of the Government\u2019s Largest-Ever Forfeiture Actions for Weapons Shipments from Iran<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303545 size-medium\" title=\"united states department of justice 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"united states department of justice 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/united-states-department-of-justice-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Justice Department today announced the filing of a forfeiture complaint against over one million rounds of ammunition, thousands of proximity fuses for rocket-propelled grenades, and thousands of pounds of propellant for rocket-propelled grenades that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militant groups in Yemen.\u00a0\u201cThe United States disrupted a major operation by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to smuggle weapons of war into the hands of a militant group in Yemen. The Justice Department is now seeking the forfeiture of those weapons, including over one million rounds of ammunition and thousands of proximity fuses for rocket-propelled grenades,\u201d said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. \u201cThe Justice Department will be relentless in holding accountable those who break our laws and threaten our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/united-states-files-forfeiture-action-against-over-one-million-rounds-ammunition-enroute-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Settlement Agreement Between the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Uphold HQ Inc.<\/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;\">The U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Uphold HQ Inc. (\u201cUphold\u201d). \u00a0Uphold agreed to remit $72,230.32 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of sanctions against Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. \u00a0Between March 2017 and May 2022, Uphold or its affiliates processed 152 transactions totaling $180,575.80 in apparent violation of OFAC\u2019s sanctions against Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. \u00a0These apparent violations included processing transactions for customers who self-identified as being located in Iran or Cuba and for employees of the Government of Venezuela. \u00a0The settlement amount reflects OFAC\u2019s determination that Uphold\u2019s apparent violations were non-egregious and voluntarily self-disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/media\/931556\/download?inline\" 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;\">During Their Visit to Ashraf-3, Maryam Rajavi Met With Liam Fox and Josef Jung<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305082 size-medium\" title=\"Liam Fox et Franz Joseph Jung 1024x683 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Liam-Fox-et-Franz-Joseph-Jung-1024x683-1-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Fox et Franz Joseph Jung 1024x683 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Liam-Fox-et-Franz-Joseph-Jung-1024x683-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Liam-Fox-et-Franz-Joseph-Jung-1024x683-1-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Liam-Fox-et-Franz-Joseph-Jung-1024x683-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Liam-Fox-et-Franz-Joseph-Jung-1024x683-1-696x368.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Liam-Fox-et-Franz-Joseph-Jung-1024x683-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, March 30, 2023, Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liam_Fox\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Liam Fox<\/strong><\/a>, who served as UK Defense Minister until 2011 and Foreign Trade Minister until 2019, and Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franz_Josef_Jung\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Franz-Josef Jung<\/strong><\/a>, who was the German Defense Minister until 2009 and former Minister for Federal and European Affairs of Hesse, visited Ashraf-3 and discussed with Maryam Rajavi the current crises faced by the clerical regime in Iran.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a> explained that the September 2022 uprising has changed the equation and shifted the balance of power between the Iranian people and the ruling regime, despite brutal suppression, killings, and arrests. The balance of power will never be the same as it was before the uprising. She also highlighted that the clerical regime resorts to heinous acts in the name of Islam to maintain power, but their actions have nothing to do with Islam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/liam-fox-franz-joseph-jung-uk-germany-defense-ministers-during-visit-ashraf3\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran has continued to support the Kremlin\u2019s war crimes and spread global terror. It poses a clear threat. <\/p>\n<p>I joined my colleagues in a letter urging the EU to designate them as a foreign terrorist organization. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/koxkUAV6wc\">https:\/\/t.co\/koxkUAV6wc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorWicker\/status\/1641896874289545217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 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\">Grateful to introduce bipartisan legislation with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USRepKeating?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USRepKeating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDeanPhillips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepDeanPhillips<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTenney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepTenney<\/a> to ensure that\u00a0American and EU products are not being used in Iranian drones to attack our allies and murder civilians. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9IAkLt5Tyq\">pic.twitter.com\/9IAkLt5Tyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Wilson (@RepJoeWilson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJoeWilson\/status\/1641899148789133313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 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;\">Iran\u2019s MEK Resistance Units Launch Anti-regime Measures, Baluchis Renew Protests<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units celebrate Nowruz with anti-regime activities\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_uBTmiqoDR_8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuBTmiqoDR_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uBTmiqoDR_8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-27T19:09:28Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_uBTmiqoDR_8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuBTmiqoDR_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units celebrate Nowruz with anti-regime activities<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uBTmiqoDR_8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuBTmiqoDR_8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units celebrate Nowruz with anti-regime activities\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"MEK Resistance Units in different cities across Iran celebrated Nowruz by expressing determination to overthrow the regime. They also echoed the desires of the Iranian people to reject all forms of tyranny, including the mullahs&#039; and the Shah regimes. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 197<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day as Resistance Units affiliated to the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) launch a new wave of anti-regime measures in numerous cities across the country. In parallel fashion, the brave Baluchis of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province, especially the city of Zahedan, are renewing their protests against the mullahs\u2019 regime. Reports indicated regime officials disrupted internet connections to prevent any reporting and\/or posting of today\u2019s protests, including footage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-mek-resistance-units-regime-baluchis-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wells Fargo To Pay $97.8 Million Over European Bank\u2019s Use of Software To Violate Sanctions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-305084 size-full alignleft\" title=\"europeansanctions logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/europeansanctions-logo-e1680329801874.png\" alt=\"europeansanctions logo\" width=\"225\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/europeansanctions-logo-e1680329801874.png 225w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/europeansanctions-logo-e1680329801874-150x102.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US Federal Reserve Board yesterday announced that it had fined\u00a0<strong>Wells Fargo &amp; Co.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>$67.8 million<\/strong>\u00a0for the firm\u2019s unsafe or unsound practices relating to historical inadequate oversight of sanctions compliance risks at its subsidiary,\u00a0<strong>Wells Fargo Bank, N.A<\/strong>. In conjunction, OFAC announced that\u00a0<strong>Wells Fargo Bank<\/strong>\u00a0had agreed to pay\u00a0<strong>$30 million<\/strong>\u00a0to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of US sanctions on Iran, Syria and Sudan. Federal Reserve Board\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/enforcement20230330a.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/files\/enf20230330a1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Order<\/a>, OFAC\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/recent-actions\/20230330_33\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/126\/20230330_wells_fargo_settlement.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Settlement Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From 2008 to 2015, Wells Fargo Bank and its predecessor, Wachovia Bank, provided a trade finance software platform to a European bank so that it could manage some of its own trade instruments (such as letters of credit).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-mek-resistance-units-regime-baluchis-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preliminary Findings on Recent Attack on Azerbaijani Diplomat Point to Iran, Says Baku<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258182 \" title=\"anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png\" alt=\"anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA\" width=\"177\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png 244w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA-150x127.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the preliminary results of an investigation into a recent armed attack on an Azerbaijani diplomat point to possible Iranian involvement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to Iranian allegations of Azerbaijani cooperation with Israel against Tehran, ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizade said it was Iran that was cooperating with other countries to threaten and provoke Baku from across its southern border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hajizade pointed to military exercises and flights conducted by Iran near the border between the two countries, as well as anti-Azerbaijan statements by Iranian officials and threatening videos against the country near the Khudafarin bridge on the border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/world\/preliminary-findings-on-recent-attack-on-azerbaijani-diplomat-point-to-iran-says-baku\/2860605\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Secret of Reza Pahlavi the 2nd, Entangled in the Lap of the Revolutionary Guards!!!\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305081 size-medium\" title=\"IRGC commanders\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IRGC-commanders-300x150.webp\" alt=\"IRGC commanders\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IRGC-commanders-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IRGC-commanders-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IRGC-commanders-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IRGC-commanders.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In various instances, Shah\u2019s son (Reza Pahlavi) and his mother have shown inclination and admiration for the Revolutionary Guards \u201cIRGC\u201d and the repressive law enforcement forces. However, the Iranian Resistance explicitly advocates for the \u201cdissolution of the IRGC,\u201d recognizing this paramilitary force as the cause of preserving the rule of Khamenei and its crimes in Iran and the neighboring countries. Separating Khamenei\u2019s rule from the IRGC is like distinguishing Hitler\u2019s fascism from Gestapo and other terrifying organizations. Just as Hitler\u2019s fascism had no existence without the vampire-like entity, the idea of Khamenei\u2019s rule without the determining role of the IRGC is a mere illusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/the-secret-of-reza-pahlavi-the-2nd-hanging-on-the\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Meeting of \u201cVoice of the Iran Revolution\u201d in the Office of the Municipal Council of Sulmona, Italy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305083 size-medium\" title=\"italy Sulmona Meeting March 27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-Sulmona-Meeting-March-27-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"italy Sulmona Meeting March 27\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-Sulmona-Meeting-March-27-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-Sulmona-Meeting-March-27-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-Sulmona-Meeting-March-27-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-Sulmona-Meeting-March-27-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-Sulmona-Meeting-March-27.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>March 27, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0A meeting entitled \u201cVoice of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>\u201d was held at the initiative of Ms. Gianna Tollis in the office of the municipal council of Sulmona, Italy. Ms. Tollis is responsible for gender equality at the national level in Italy for the Vail trade union and is also the head of the Diosa Association for violence against women.\u00a0During the meeting, the head of the city council and several city representatives spoke about human rights violations and oppression against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2019\/03\/__trashed-5\/10108\/\">women\u00a0<\/a>in Iran. Journalists present at the meeting also asked Ms. Shahid Sholeh, who had attended the meeting at the invitation of the municipal council, some questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/the-meeting-of-voice-of-the-iran-revolution-in-the-office-of-the-municipal-council-of-sulmona-italy\/44188\/\" 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-31-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 31,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance &ndash; Day 198 Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":267806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-305080","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 v27.5 - 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