{"id":307080,"date":"2023-05-07T09:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T08:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307080"},"modified":"2023-05-07T21:08:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T20:08:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-7-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-7-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 7, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307081\" title=\"iranian resistance activism 06052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-06052023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance activism 06052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-06052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-06052023-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-06052023-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-06052023-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-activism-06052023-696x413.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><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Group Threatens Ayatollah in Hack of Iranian Foreign Ministry, Then Leaks Trove of Sensitive Data<\/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;\">An Iranian &#8220;Hacktivist&#8221; group gained access to Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry servers and leaked a trove of data before defacing the ministry&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group, called GhyamSarnegouni, translated as &#8220;Rise to Overthrow,&#8221; announced on its website Sunday it was responsible for taking down websites belonging to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry<\/a>. The group also leaked a trove of data, including identification documents, ministry correspondence, phone numbers, and the names of over 11,000 of the ministry&#8217;s employees, according to a report from Iran International.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official Iranian Foreign Ministry website remained down as of late Sunday morning, displaying a message that said it was &#8220;undergoing scheduled maintenance and upgrades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/group-threatens-ayatollah-hack-iranian-foreign-ministry-then-leaks-trove-sensitive-data\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 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;\">Sunday, May 7, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Days<\/strong>: 234<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 7 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners holding a gathering and protesting their low pensions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/prG2w4M6Jo\">pic.twitter.com\/prG2w4M6Jo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655184453998714880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 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;\">As Sunday marked the 234th day of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, people from all walks of life in different cities across Iran held protest rallies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Members of the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Resistance Units network inside Iran, have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9WJI4ceBieM\" rel=\"noopener\">launched a new campaign of anti-regime<\/a> measures in numerous cities throughout the country.\u00a0 This latest initiative is focused on the slogan of \u201cDown with oppressors, be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 7 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners holding a protest gathering outside the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization branch demanding their rights be respected and acknowledged.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j4mCXgJIZL\">pic.twitter.com\/j4mCXgJIZL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655124483781582849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 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;\">Pensioners and retirees of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization in the cities of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655183195665760257\" rel=\"noopener\">Arak<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655124483781582849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1655124483781582849%7Ctwgr%5Efe9d248bb130d54851219a8ee81f1402d9492955%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-executions-baluchis-schoolgirls-poisoning-chemical-gas-attacks%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush<\/a>, and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655184453998714880\" rel=\"noopener\">Kermanshah<\/a>\u202fheld rallies and marched on Sunday. They were protesting high prices, poverty, corruption, inflation, poor living conditions, and officials\u2019 refusal to address their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 7 &#8211; Arak, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners holding a gathering and protesting their low pensions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNi9FU8gFH\">pic.twitter.com\/nNi9FU8gFH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655183195665760257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 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;\">Medical personnel in the city of\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655185712247894016\" rel=\"noopener\">Qazvin <\/a>held a gathering on Sunday protesting and demanding their delayed pensions be provided for.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 7 &#8211; Qazvin, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Medical personnel are protesting and demanding their delayed pensions be provided for.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHBwDyRshj\">pic.twitter.com\/sHBwDyRshj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655185712247894016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 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;\">Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Chamran Technical School in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655186970153484288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1655186970153484288%7Ctwgr%5Efe9d248bb130d54851219a8ee81f1402d9492955%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Flive-report-iran-protests-executions-baluchis-schoolgirls-poisoning-chemical-gas-attacks%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrekord, southwest Iran<\/a>, on Sunday, leaving several students poisoned and in need of urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 7 &#8211; Shahrekord, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime operatives launched a chemical gas attack targeting the all-girls Chamran Technical School. A number of the students were poisoned..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/91wS2EhQSc\">pic.twitter.com\/91wS2EhQSc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AUNpI40Ior\">pic.twitter.com\/AUNpI40Ior<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655186970153484288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 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 Saturday night, People in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655087565203210240?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">capital&#8217;s Shahrak-e Bagheri district<\/a> were chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Down with Khamenei!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 6 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>People in the capital&#39;s Shahrak-e Bagheri district were chanting anti-regime slogans, including: <br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/js2ofHHx6A\">pic.twitter.com\/js2ofHHx6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655087565203210240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655226079290986496?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">dissidents took control<\/a> over 210 websites, software applications, servers, data banks, and other aspects of the regime\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Sunday. The front pages of these 210 websites and software apps associated with the mullahs\u2019 Foreign Ministry and their embassies across the globe were defaced and replaced with images of the Iranian Resistance leadership and slogans calling for the regime\u2019s overthrow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before (R) and after (L) images of websites associated to the Iranian regime&#39;s Foreign Ministry that have been defaced today.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Part 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YWI0XRMb6J\">pic.twitter.com\/YWI0XRMb6J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1655226079290986496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">State-affiliated Cleric Targeted in Central Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 6, the Friday prayer leader of the Ahmadabad village in Markazi province was attacked by a young man and was sent to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">State media identified the cleric as Ahmadi and added that the assailant who used a cold weapon was a 21-year-old. According to the state-run ILNA news agency, the cleric was attacked after finishing the prayer and leaving the mosque. He has undergone neck and groin surgery, the source suggested.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The semi-official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1402021710112\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ISNA news agency<\/a> claimed that the aggressor has already been apprehended and tried to picture him as having mental problems.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Militias\u2019 Expansion in West Euphrates Met by Military and Civil Confrontation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303654 alignleft\" title=\"sohr logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo.jpg\" alt=\"sohr logo\" width=\"221\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sohr-logo-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-subtitle\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">SOHR calls upon all international actors to intensify their efforts to expel Iran and its proxies from Syria and bring to justice all those who aided and abetted the killing and displacement of Syrian people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran and its proxy militias have unprecedented influence in most areas under the \u201csymbolic\u201d regime control, as neither attacks by Israel and the International Coalition, nor the \u201ccold war\u201d with Russia could hinder the alarming entrenchment and expansion of these forces across Syria. Strengthening their presence and promoting their ideology, the Iranians are still carrying on with their systematic plan to change the demography of different areas throughout Syria\u2019s geography.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/en\/298114\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian dissidents hack 210 Foreign Ministry websites and servers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307094\" title=\"67265e5d 46cf 4350 a51f 0212d950ef60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/67265e5d-46cf-4350-a51f-0212d950ef60.jpg\" alt=\"67265e5d 46cf 4350 a51f 0212d950ef60\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/67265e5d-46cf-4350-a51f-0212d950ef60.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/67265e5d-46cf-4350-a51f-0212d950ef60-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/67265e5d-46cf-4350-a51f-0212d950ef60-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/67265e5d-46cf-4350-a51f-0212d950ef60-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/67265e5d-46cf-4350-a51f-0212d950ef60-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports indicate that Iranian dissidents took control of 210 websites, software applications, servers, data banks, and other aspects of the regime&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Sunday. The front pages of the websites and software apps associated with the MFA and their embassies worldwide were defaced and replaced with images of the Iranian Resistance leadership and slogans calling for the regime&#8217;s overthrow. According to the reports, the MFA&#8217;s servers and main data banks in Tehran have been destroyed, and tens of thousands of documents have been confiscated by Iranian dissidents. They have also taken control of the MFA&#8217;s internal coordination programs, including apps managing news and reports, visas, appointments and referrals, personnel, salaries, and other branches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307093 alignright\" title=\"FvgW4amWAAYjpWR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvgW4amWAAYjpWR.png\" alt=\"FvgW4amWAAYjpWR\" width=\"447\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvgW4amWAAYjpWR.png 447w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvgW4amWAAYjpWR-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvgW4amWAAYjpWR-150x228.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FvgW4amWAAYjpWR-300x456.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime&#8217;s embassies are acting as outposts of the mullahs&#8217; Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). These embassies provide diplomatic cover for the regime&#8217;s diplomat terrorists. For instance, the Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi transferred explosives from Tehran to Vienna and personally delivered the package to an Iranian regime team in a plot aiming to bomb a massive rally of the Iranian opposition coalition NCRI back in 2018. Assadi and his three accomplices were arrested, found guilty, and are currently behind bars in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaked documents also show that the MFA has been involved in security affairs since its inception. The regime&#8217;s Supreme National Security Council has established a &#8220;supreme committee&#8221; in the Intelligence Ministry to confront the MEK, an Iranian opposition group. The leaked documents also refer to a tweet by Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian opposition coalition NCRI, regarding &#8220;fake numbers of those killed and arrested [in the uprising that began in September 2022], and expanding the [uprising].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The measures taken by the MFA to counter the MEK include preparing newsletters on MEK activities aimed at informing foreign governments and their diplomats, warning European countries with protest letters regarding the MEK&#8217;s new approach and strategy, and establishing a network of Resistance Units inside Iran. The MFA is also discussing the necessary actions needed to have the European Union designate the MEK as a terrorist organization. Other measures include monitoring contacts and meetings between current and former U.S. officials and members of Congress with the MEK, sending protest letters to the U.S. and targeted European countries regarding support for the MEK in their countries, and summoning various ambassadors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Baluchis Renew Major Anti-Regime Protests as Uprising Continues<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307082 size-medium\" title=\"Iranian workers on strike\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-workers-on-strike-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian workers on strike\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-workers-on-strike-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-workers-on-strike-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-workers-on-strike.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 233<sup>rd<\/sup> day on Saturday following a major demonstration by the country\u2019s Baluchi community on Friday. Brave locals in the city of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan, took to the streets in vast numbers following their weekly Friday prayer and began chanting anti-regime slogans. The demonstrators vowed to continue their struggle against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship and rejected any calls for a return of Iran to monarchial rule.\u00a0People throughout Iran continue to specifically hold the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) 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\/irans-baluchis-renew-major-anti-regime-protests-as-uprising-continues\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">April 2023 Report \u2013 Chemical Attacks on Iranian Schoolgirls<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307084 size-medium\" title=\"Monthly April report poisoning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Monthly-April-report-poisoning-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Monthly April report poisoning\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Monthly-April-report-poisoning-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Monthly-April-report-poisoning-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Monthly-April-report-poisoning-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Monthly-April-report-poisoning.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After five months, the chemical attacks on Iranian schoolgirls continue to threaten the lives of young women and girls in schools across Iran. The clerical regime has not taken any meaningful measures to stop the attacks.\u00a0The chemical attacks on Iranian schoolgirls and students resumed after the Nowruz holidays, despite belated warnings from Ali Khamenei to arrest and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes.\u00a0The clerical regime claimed to have\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/04\/female-students-poisoned\/\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested more than 100<\/a>\u00a0individuals in early March. Still, they announced the names of only a few who appeared on TV making confessions that had been extracted from them under torture. The arrests failed to stop the chemical attacks on Iranian schoolgirls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/06\/chemical-attacks-on-iranian-schoolgirls\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Devastating Impact of Government Policies on Iran\u2019s Infrastructure<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307083 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Infrastructures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Infrastructures-300x188.png\" alt=\"Iran Infrastructures\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Infrastructures-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Infrastructures-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Infrastructures-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Infrastructures-696x435.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Infrastructures.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has been plagued by widespread corruption for decades. This pervasive problem has led to significant economic hardship for ordinary citizens and undermined public trust in the regime\u2019s institutions. Despite the efforts of successive governments to address this issue, it remains endemic within certain sectors of society.\u00a0One area where\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/discrepancy-and-systematic-discrimination-wages-of-workers-versus-managers-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">corruption<\/a> is particularly acute is among high-ranking officials within the regime. These individuals have used their positions of power to engage in various forms of graft, including embezzlement, bribery, and kickback schemes.\u00a0Such practices have resulted in substantial financial losses for the state and contributed to a culture of impunity that allows such behavior to continue unchecked. In recent years, many Iranian regime officials have faced corruption allegations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/the-devastating-impact-of-government-policies-on-irans-infrastructure\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, and Bremen\u2014May 1, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, and Bremen, May 1, 2023: Rallies by the MEK Supporters.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_bnkSS-uDsJo\" 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%2FbnkSS-uDsJo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnkSS-uDsJo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-05T19:59:07Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bnkSS-uDsJo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbnkSS-uDsJo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, and Bremen, May 1, 2023: Rallies by the MEK Supporters.<\/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\/bnkSS-uDsJo\" 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%2FbnkSS-uDsJo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, and Bremen, May 1, 2023: Rallies by the MEK Supporters.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, and Bremen, May 1, 2023: MEK Supporters Held Rallies and Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gothenburg, and Bremen\u2014May 1, 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 rallies in support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. The Iranian communities in Gothenburg and Bremen 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\/05\/gothenburg-and-bremen-may-1-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45063\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zurich, Switzerland\u2014May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Zurich, Switzerland&mdash;May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5G1zErU6bjw\" 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%2F5G1zErU6bjw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5G1zErU6bjw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-05T20:03:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_5G1zErU6bjw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5G1zErU6bjw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Zurich, Switzerland\u2014May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition 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\/5G1zErU6bjw\" 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%2F5G1zErU6bjw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Zurich, Switzerland&mdash;May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Zurich, Switzerland\u2014May 3, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Zurich, Switzerland\u2014May 3, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-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 an exhibition of the martyrs of the nationwide protests killed by the mullahs\u2019 regime 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\/05\/zurich-switzerland-may-3-2023-mek-supporters-held-an-exhibition-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/45087\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cologne, Germany\u2014May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cologne, Germany&mdash;May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_FUFIvOvtz9Q\" 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%2FFUFIvOvtz9Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FUFIvOvtz9Q\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M23S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-05T20:16:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_FUFIvOvtz9Q\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFUFIvOvtz9Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cologne, Germany\u2014May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a 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\/FUFIvOvtz9Q\" 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%2FFUFIvOvtz9Q%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Cologne, Germany&mdash;May 3, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Cologne, Germany\u2014May 3, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cologne, Germany\u2014May 3, 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 support of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. The Iranian community in Cologne 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\/05\/cologne-germany-may-3-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45076\/\" 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-may-6-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 6,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Group Threatens Ayatollah in Hack of Iranian Foreign Ministry, Then Leaks Trove of Sensitive Data An Iranian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307080","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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