{"id":305693,"date":"2023-04-13T11:42:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305693"},"modified":"2023-05-03T11:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:24:36","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 13, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305696\" title=\"italy senate parliament rajavi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-senate-parliament-rajavi.jpg\" alt=\"italy senate parliament rajavi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-senate-parliament-rajavi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-senate-parliament-rajavi-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-senate-parliament-rajavi-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-senate-parliament-rajavi-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/italy-senate-parliament-rajavi-696x418.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\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Uprising at a Glance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thursday, April 13, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 210<\/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 marked its 210th day on Thursday as protesters in various cities of Iran continue their anti-regime measures once again through a renewed campaign of night rallies to express their utter hatred of the ruling dictatorship. Reports tallied by the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), suggests there have been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646395289488740352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1646395289488740352%7Ctwgr%5Eab9314abfee122fd2025450f2b9f66781a493fc5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-night-rallies-mullahs-regime-protests-uprising-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">more torching of pro-regime<\/a> propaganda posters across the Iranian capital Tehran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 12 &#8211; Bandar Abbas, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals were protesting and blocking roads with fires on the 209th night of the Iranian people&#39;s anti-regime uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F76SlkR4mn\">pic.twitter.com\/F76SlkR4mn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646394031424012288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 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\">On Wednesday night, protesters in Rasht, northern Iran,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646493436634357760\" rel=\"noopener\"> torched<\/a> a propaganda poster. This was in addition to the defiant youth\u2019s operations, such as attacking the IRGC paramilitary Basij bases in Tehran, Shiraz, and Hamadan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The MEK\u2019s Resistance units have launched a new wave of anti-regime measures in Tehran and other cities in response to the mullahs\u2019 compulsory hijab regulations and targeting of innocent schoolgirls in chemical gas attacks. Some of these measures include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u2013 MEK Resistance Units torched a sign associated with the regime\u2019s Intelligence Ministry in Dezful<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 12 &#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 began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the child-killing regime!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GY7MlzWmVT\">pic.twitter.com\/GY7MlzWmVT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646220387108401152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u2013 MEK Resistance Units torched images of Khamenei and former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani in the cities of Sari, Rafsanjan, and Qazvin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Locals in Tehran\u2019s Punak and Shahrak-e <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646220387108401152\" rel=\"noopener\">Bagheri districts,<\/a> and the town of Pardis in Tehran Province, were chanting anti-regime slogans on Wednesday night, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cProtests will not end!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRelease political prisoners!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDown with the child-killing regime!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 12 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters have been torching more pro-regime propaganda posters across the Iranian capital.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/agPL16gr6y\">pic.twitter.com\/agPL16gr6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646395289488740352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 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\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646394031424012288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1646394031424012288%7Ctwgr%5Eab9314abfee122fd2025450f2b9f66781a493fc5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-night-rallies-mullahs-regime-protests-uprising-revolution%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">In Bandar Abbas<\/a>, a major portal city in southern Iran, locals took to the streets to launch anti-regime protests and block roads on Wednesday night. Those demonstrating in the streets were also chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\u201cKhamenei, we will bury you!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rasht, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Protesters see torching pro-regime propaganda posters.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/flM3bd27vR\">pic.twitter.com\/flM3bd27vR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1646493436634357760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 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 this week\u2019s Iran uprising brief, we have included a short video clip on the activities of MEK-affiliated Resistance Units in Iran for the week of April 2 to April 8, which sheds light on the scale of activities undertaken inside Iran at great risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units continue activities across Iran despite security measures\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_00BBS-Kpw5E\" 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%2F00BBS-Kpw5E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/00BBS-Kpw5E\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-11T12:21:09Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_00BBS-Kpw5E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F00BBS-Kpw5E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units continue activities across Iran despite security measures<\/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\/00BBS-Kpw5E\" 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%2F00BBS-Kpw5E%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units continue activities across Iran despite security measures\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"*** 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<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Severe Rainfall and Flooding in Six Provinces in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Showers that started on Wednesday in several provinces in Iran continued on Thursday, causing floods and torrents. According to official accounts, so far, three people have been reported as dead because of the flooding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">State media have reported that 24 provinces are facing the risk of flooding. Twenty-five cities in six provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ilam, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and Lorestan are already affected by floods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the past 24 hours, Ilam province witnessed heavy rains, which caused damages such as the destruction of the Mosli Dam in Ilam and the flooding of 21 residential units.\u00a0The director general of nomadic affairs in Ilam province announced the disconnection of 70% of the roads in Ilam province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The head of the regime&#8217;s Red Crescent Organization in Qazvin announced a citizen of the eastern Alamut district of Qazvin was missing. 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class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WYa-v62zMkM\" 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%2FWYa-v62zMkM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"\u062e\u0631\u0645 \u0622\u0628\u0627\u062f \u0645\u0631\u06a9\u0632 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0628 \u0634\u062f \u062a\u0627 \u067e\u0644 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u062f\u06af\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u062f\u0631 \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0634\u0647\u0631 \u0632\u06cc\u0631 \u0622\u0628 \u0631\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0648 \u0645\u0633\u062f\u0648\u062f \u0634\u0648\u062f.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u062e\u0631\u0645 \u0622\u0628\u0627\u062f \u0645\u0631\u06a9\u0632 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0628 \u0634\u062f \u062a\u0627 \u067e\u0644 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u062f\u06af\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u062f\u0631 \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0634\u0647\u0631 \u0632\u06cc\u0631 \u0622\u0628 \u0631\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0648 \u0645\u0633\u062f\u0648\u062f \u0634\u0648\u062f.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-weight: 700 !important\">UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">US Fires \u2018Warning Shot\u2019 at EU Over Drive for IRGC Terror Prescription<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255317 size-full\" title=\"national-news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo.jpg\" alt=\"national-news-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo-150x49.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">More than 130 members of the US Congress have fired a \u201cwarning shot\u201d to the EU in a letter calling for Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be declared a terrorist organisation and proscribed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Addressed to the EU\u2019s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the group said Iran was a \u201cleading state sponsor of terror\u201d that has for decades \u201cfreely and openly carried out plots targeting citizens in countries across the EU\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">As US President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/world\/uk-news\/2023\/04\/11\/joe-biden-ireland-visit-cousins\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden prepared to arrive in Northern Ireland\u00a0<\/a>on Tuesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the conversation in Washington was centered on Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/world\/uk-news\/2023\/04\/11\/us-fires-warning-shot-at-eu-over-drive-for-irgc-terror-proscription\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran 2022 Executions Surge in Bid to \u2018Spread Fear\u2019: Rights Groups<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">AFP &#8211; Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 that the previous years, two rights groups said on Thursday, denouncing an &#8220;execution machine&#8221; aimed at spreading fear as protests shook the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The figure of at least 582 executions was the highest since 2015 in Iran and well above the figure of 333 in 2021, the report by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p>Last year was marked by the eruption in September of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd who had been arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress rules for women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/iran-2022-executions-surge-in-bid-to-spread-fear-rights-groups-8d20aba8\" 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\">Iran Sees Continuing Night Rallies Against the Mullahs\u2019 Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305694 size-medium\" title=\"Bandar Abbas southern Iran April 12 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-April-12-2023-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Bandar Abbas southern Iran April 12 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-April-12-2023-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-April-12-2023-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bandar-Abbas-southern-Iran-April-12-2023.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Protesters in various cities of Iran are continuing their anti-regime measures once again through a renewed campaign of night rallies to express their utter hatred of the ruling dictatorship. The capital Tehran and the city of Bandar Abbas in the south have been witnessing locals protesting and chanting and slogans against the mullahs\u2019 autocracy, while also taking to the streets, blocking roads, and torching pro-regime propaganda posters.\u00a0People throughout Iran continue to specifically hold 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-night-rallies-mullahs-regime-protests-uprising-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Confession of Forgery of the Titles Ayatollah and Hojat Al-islam by Some Clergymen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305695 size-medium\" title=\"iran mullah turban ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-mullah-turban-ceremony-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"iran mullah turban ceremony\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-mullah-turban-ceremony-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-mullah-turban-ceremony-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-mullah-turban-ceremony-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/iran-mullah-turban-ceremony.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an investigation into titles such as \u201cAyatollah\u201d and \u201cHojat al-Islam\u201d by some members of the \u201cAssembly of Researchers and Teachers\u201d of Qom Seminary, it has been mentioned that these titles are fake. Recently, on February 16, 2023, Mohsen Ranani, a senior Iranian economist, in an article titled \u201cCollapse,\u201d examined the four stages of the collapse of governments in general and the Wilayat-e-Faqih reign, stating that three stages of the four stages of the collapse of the Wilayat-e-Faqih reign had occurred during the last year protests and only the fourth stage of the collapse of the government remained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/a-fake-ayatollah-title-for-political-purposes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">London, England\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"London, England&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_xzRpa3jkaKs\" 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%2FxzRpa3jkaKs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xzRpa3jkaKs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-12T07:45:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_xzRpa3jkaKs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FxzRpa3jkaKs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">London, England\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/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\/xzRpa3jkaKs\" 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%2FxzRpa3jkaKs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"London, England&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London, England\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution London, England\u2014April 8, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>London, England\u2014April 8, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0The Iranian community in London supported their rising compatriots and pledged to continue to call for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/london-england-april-8-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44413\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JnEiy91IVlw\" 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%2FJnEiy91IVlw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnEiy91IVlw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M45S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-04-12T07:46:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JnEiy91IVlw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJnEiy91IVlw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.<\/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\/JnEiy91IVlw\" 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%2FJnEiy91IVlw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm, Sweden&mdash;April 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 8, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution. Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 8, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in front of the Swedish parliament in solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014April 8, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in front of the Swedish parliament in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/04\/stockholm-sweden-april-8-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/44397\/\" 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-april-12-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 12,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET Iran Uprising at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Thursday, April [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":305696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-305693","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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