{"id":307284,"date":"2023-05-13T07:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307284"},"modified":"2023-05-13T19:37:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T18:37:08","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 13, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307286\" title=\"iran kurdistan martyrs honoring\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-martyrs-honoring.jpg\" alt=\"iran kurdistan martyrs honoring\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-martyrs-honoring.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-martyrs-honoring-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-martyrs-honoring-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-martyrs-honoring-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-martyrs-honoring-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;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Protests 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;\">Saturday, May 13, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports by the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657396529647456256\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran University students<\/a>\u00a0held a rally on Saturday, protesting campus security measures imposing strict attire (hijab) rules on female students.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 13 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Tehran University students protesting campus security measures imposing strict attire rules on female students. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j95wpGOEDV\">pic.twitter.com\/j95wpGOEDV<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CDvhMtshjH\">pic.twitter.com\/CDvhMtshjH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657396529647456256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 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;\">Retirees of the state oil company in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657378628286709761\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahvaz<\/a>, the provincial capital of Khuzestan, held a gathering on Saturday protesting for their rights to be respected and acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Resistance Units members <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657370110808719361?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">portrayed a large image<\/a> of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, along Payam Avenue in Dezful, southwest Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dezful, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>MEK Resistance Units members portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> along the Payam Avenue.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kIRAiJVK6M\">pic.twitter.com\/kIRAiJVK6M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657370110808719361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657367588878315520?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashhad, northeast Iran,<\/a> the brave MEK Resistance Units portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi along Nasseri Avenue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657337467811561474?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">regime operatives launched<\/a> a chemical gas attack against the all-girls Ommat School in the capital&#8217;s Tehranpars district. Several students were poisoned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 13 &#8211; Tehran, <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 Ommat School in the capital&#39;s Tehranpars district. A number of the students are poisoned.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranChemicalAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranChemicalAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVBh9IogEa\">pic.twitter.com\/QVBh9IogEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657337467811561474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 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;\">Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the PMOI\/MEK <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657411629506613249?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">rallied<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657412887332245504?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">several<\/a> European <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657414145439059968?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">cities<\/a> in solidarity with the nationwide protests and condemned the regime&#8217;s surge in executions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 13 &#8211; Oslo, Norway<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians &amp; supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK rallied outside the Norwegian Parliament in solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> &amp; condemned the regime&#39;s surge in executions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o78QCXvQW1\">pic.twitter.com\/o78QCXvQW1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657411629506613249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 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\">May 13 &#8211; Cologne, Germany<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK rallied in solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> and condemned the regime&#39;s recent surge in executions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4CQy4qw2fl\">pic.twitter.com\/4CQy4qw2fl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657412887332245504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 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\">May 13 &#8211; Liverpool, England<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK rallied in solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> and condemned the regime&#39;s recent surge in executions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5e2UzCRDte\">pic.twitter.com\/5e2UzCRDte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1657414145439059968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 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;\">Syria Owes $50 Billion To Iran, Leaked Document Reveals<\/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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Syria owes Iran $50 billion according to leaked documents from Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry, with fears for Assad\u2019s possible assassination creating fear in Tehran the money may never be recouped.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The revelations came after the hacktivist group \u2018Uprising till Overthrow\u2019, affiliated with the Albania-based opposition Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) group, hacked the Islamic Republic\u2019s Foreign Ministry servers, disabling 210 sites and online services and leaked a large batch of documents.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes from a meeting of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council show Syria\u2019s debt goes back to a long-term\u00a0agreement signed between the two countries in January\u00a02019, under former president Hassan Rouhani.\u00a0However, the debt has been building for much longer, with roughly $11bn worth of oil given to Damascus from 2012 to 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/en\/298796\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Revolutionary Guards Militia Opens Door of Recruitment in Deir Ezzor<\/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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deir Ezzor province: SOHR activists have reported that Nasr Centre of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards militia in Deir Ezzor city within areas of the regime and Iranian militias, opened the door for recruitment for the militia, with monthly salaries of 70 USDs, and to provide the recruited members transit cards at military checkpoints of the regime forces, without being intercepted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reliable SOHR sources, despite the advantages provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards militia, a significant weakness of the approach by people of the city for recruitment was noticed, in fear of the headquarters being targeted by the International Coalition and the Israeli air forces. In the same context, Deir Ezzor city witnessed significant activity of Iranian militias.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/en\/298708\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">G7 \u2018Concerned\u2019 About Risks Posed by Iran, N. Korea<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307311 alignleft\" title=\"baha breaking news logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/baha-breaking-news-logo.jpg\" alt=\"baha breaking news logo\" width=\"279\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/baha-breaking-news-logo.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/baha-breaking-news-logo-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Group of Seven (G7) Finance Ministers and Central Banks&#8217; Governors expressed concern over the risks posed by Iran and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingthenews.net\/Article\/n-korea-tensions-rising-to-the-brink-of-nuclear-war\/59910519\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ttNewsSelectForSpan\">North Korea<\/a>, particularly Pyongyang&#8217;s &#8220;illicit activities&#8221; related to the &#8220;proliferation of weapons of mass destruction&#8221; and recent ballistic missile launches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We are deeply concerned with illicit financing risk emanating from Iran,&#8221; the Group stressed in a joint statement published after their meeting in Niigata, Japan. In addition, the G7 emphasized that it &#8220;fully supports&#8221; the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)&#8217;s decision to suspend Russia&#8217;s membership this year given Moscow&#8217;s &#8220;irresponsible nuclear\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingthenews.net\/Article\/medvedev-west-hints-at-future-nuclear-conflict-with-russia\/59827340\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ttNewsSelectForSpan\">rhetoric<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingthenews.net\/Article\/G7-'concerned'-about-risks-posed-by-Iran-N.-Korea\/59997975\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/media\/64307\/g7-communique-20230513.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Communiqu\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior Clerics Expose Fear of Revolutionary Society<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41508 alignleft\" title=\"Mohammad Saeedi rejects Fire Festival as bad tradition\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/saeedi-qum.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Saeedi rejects Fire Festival as bad tradition\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s Friday prayer sermons on May 12, became another demonstration of the fear that occupies the regime&#8217;s mindsets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his speech at the Friday prayer sermon in Qom, Mohammad Saeedi warned against MEK&#8217;s influence inside the country and said: &#8220;The threats that come from the hypocrites (the regime&#8217;s pejorative expression to defame the MEK in Iran&#8217;s society) to the Islamic and human society cannot be compared to any other danger. These hypocrites are even worse and more dangerous than infidels. Today in our country, there are hypocrites who did not obey the rule of the Imam or the Islamic system for even one day. You see the existence, signs, and effects of these hypocrites in every sedition and corruption that happens in society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warning against a surging wave of radicalization, Alireza Biniaz, the Friday prayer leader of Kish also said: &#8220;In recent months, these martyrdoms, these movements, and these assassinations show that the enemy is not giving up. It is still planning, it is still planning. They are looking for opportunities to strike the Islamic Republic. They want to hit the Islamic and Iranian religion, our values, and norms&#8230; Our people are complaining, our judicial surveillance security forces are complaining that there should be a more serious and faster follow-up and those who commit these crimes should be tried faster and their sentences should be announced and executed. People should be informed so that no one dares to commit these actions and destroy the safety of society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Nuclear Monitors Express Concern After Inspections Plunge<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254957 size-medium\" title=\"bloomberg-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"bloomberg-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloomberg-logo.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Visibility into Iran\u2019s nuclear program dimmed last year after the Persian Gulf nation removed cameras and surveillance equipment, raising international concern about the ability to carry out checks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">International Atomic Energy Agency data shows the number of examinations fell by 10% in 2022 after Iran ended monitoring arrangements specified under the now-collapsed agreement with world powers. Inspectors \u201cwere seriously affected by Iran\u2019s decision,\u201d IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi wrote in a restricted document circulated among diplomats this week, a copy of which was seen by Bloomberg News.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran began to progressively restrict IAEA access after the Trump administration tore up an international agreement aimed at preventing the country\u2019s ability to build a bomb five years ago. The deal had restricted the country\u2019s nuclear work and allowed for expanded monitoring in exchange for sanctions relief, and negotiations to revive it remain in limbo. Meanwhile, Tehran\u2019s atomic activities have advanced and knowledge about past developments have become more opaque.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-05-12\/iran-nuclear-monitors-express-concern-after-inspections-plunge#xj4y7vzkg\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Boosts Military Presence in the Middle East After Iran Seizes Tankers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-235855 size-medium\" title=\"politico-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo-300x80.jpg\" alt=\"politico-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/politico-logo.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text__paragraph \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. military is working with allies to send more ships and aircraft to the Middle East as Iran escalates its seizures of merchant tankers, the National Security Council announced Friday.\u00a0\u201cToday, the Department of Defense will be making a series of moves to bolster our defensive posture in the Arabian Gulf,\u201d NSC spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The announcement comes after Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker called Niovi on May 3, as the ship was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker left Dubai, and moved toward a UAE port when a dozen boats from the IRGC navy forced the tanker to head into Iranian waters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/05\/12\/us-military-middle-east-iran-seizes-tankers-00096708\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baluchis in Iran Renew Protests as Regime Continues Execution Surge<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307288 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Protests March 31 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Protests-March-31-2023-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Protests March 31 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Protests-March-31-2023-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Protests-March-31-2023-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Protests-March-31-2023.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 239<sup>th<\/sup> day on Friday as the country\u2019s Baluchi community is protesting in the streets yet again and voicing their utter hatred of the mullahs\u2019 regime. Brave locals in Zahedan rallied and launched a large demonstration in a continuation of the country\u2019s anti-regime protests despite hollow promises from regime officials recently to have launched judicial cases against individuals involved in the killing of Baluchi protesters. These demonstrations are continuing while the regime has been attempting to quell the Iranian people\u2019s protests with a new surge of executions, sending nearly 70 people to the gallows in the past two weeks alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-baluch-iran-protests-execution-surge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Spox Denies IRGC Lies Over Mek \u201cAttacking Ahvaz School\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307290 size-medium\" title=\"mek flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mek-flag-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"mek flag\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mek-flag-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mek-flag-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mek-flag.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s 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 its terrorist Quds Force have published false reports in their media outlets claiming the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) has attacked a school in the city of Ahvaz in southwest Iran using homemade mortars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBased on incoming news reports and information, during the past few days in efforts by dissident groups focused on extending the crisis in the country\u2019s schools, the [MEK] has launched its homemade mortars targeting a school in Ahvaz. Due to the fact that these mortar rounds lack necessary precision, they did not land on the school grounds and hit a nearby home,\u201d according to a piece published by the Quds Force-associated Tasnim news agency on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-opposition-mek-spox-denies-irgc-lies-over-mek-attacking-ahvaz-school\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Evin Security Court Summons Lawyers, Including 4 Women<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307285 size-medium\" title=\"Four women lawyers summoned to Evin court min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Four-women-lawyers-summoned-to-Evin-court-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Four women lawyers summoned to Evin court min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Four-women-lawyers-summoned-to-Evin-court-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Four-women-lawyers-summoned-to-Evin-court-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Four-women-lawyers-summoned-to-Evin-court-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Four-women-lawyers-summoned-to-Evin-court-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent days, the 7th branch of Evin Security Court has summoned several lawyers, the names of 11 of whom have been obtained so far. Among this 11 attorneys-at-law, four female lawyers stand out: Mitra Izadifar, Marjan Esfahanian, Samin Cheraghi, and Sara Hamzezadeh.\u00a0The common factor among most of these lawyers is their involvement during the protests and criticism of the adopted procedures. The cases filed for the summoned attorneys-at-law date back to the year 2022. (The state-run Sharq newspaper, May 12, 2023).\u00a0Marjan Esfahanian is an attorney-at-law and a member of the Central Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/12\/evin-court-lawyers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IRGC: Iran\u2019s Military Force and a State Within a State<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307287 size-medium\" title=\"Iran IRGC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-IRGC-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran IRGC\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-IRGC-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-IRGC-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-IRGC-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-IRGC-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-IRGC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1979 when the Islamic revolution swept through Iran, the new regime established a paramilitary force called the Revolutionary Guard Corps, formed on the orders of Ruhollah Khomeini, the first supreme leader of the regime.\u00a0The aim was to defend his Islamic regime from both internal and external threats but today this force has outsized its role and outstretched its purpose. \u00a0It has a say in almost everything the regime does.\u00a0It executes the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/how-the-irgc-controls-key-government-parliament-and-police-positions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">regime\u2019s foreign policy<\/a>, wields control over society, runs vast segments of the economy, looks after military operations, and even dictates the country\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/the-irgc-irans-military-force-and-a-state-within-a-state\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian Regime\u2019s Propaganda Machine Against the MEK Exposed<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307289 size-medium\" title=\"Iran regimes fake news\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-regimes-fake-news-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran regimes fake news\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has a long history of targeting the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) with disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting and demonizing the group. The regime has used various tactics, including spreading false information and propaganda through state-controlled media, paid social media trolls, and using front organizations to launch smear campaigns against the PMOI.\u00a0On May 11, the regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its terrorist Quds Force disseminated false information via their media outlets, alleging that the PMOI, has carried out an attack on a school in Ahvaz, located in southwest Iran, using makeshift homemade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/the-iranian-regimes-propaganda-machine-against-the-mek-exposed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hamburg\u2014May 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hamburg&mdash;May 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution - Part 1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_yVFxv3gANOk\" 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%2FyVFxv3gANOk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yVFxv3gANOk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M53S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-12T07:02:08Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_yVFxv3gANOk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FyVFxv3gANOk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hamburg\u2014May 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution - Part 1<\/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\/yVFxv3gANOk\" 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%2FyVFxv3gANOk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hamburg&mdash;May 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution - Part 1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Hamburg\u2014May 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution - Part 1 Hamburg\u2014May 8, 2023: Supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and freedom-loving Iranians gathered to show their solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hamburg\u2014May 8, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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>) and freedom-loving Iranians gathered to show solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution.<\/a>\u00a0They commemorated the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">\u00a0Iranian uprising<\/a> martyrs with a photo exhibition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/05\/hamburg-may-8-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45296\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cologne, Germany\u2014May 10, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cologne, Germany&mdash;May 10, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Oc1q-DxMTIw\" 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%2FOc1q-DxMTIw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oc1q-DxMTIw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-11T08:13:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Oc1q-DxMTIw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FOc1q-DxMTIw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cologne, Germany\u2014May 10, 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\/Oc1q-DxMTIw\" 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%2FOc1q-DxMTIw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Cologne, Germany&mdash;May 10, 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=\"Cologne, Germany\u2014May 10, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and 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>Cologne, Germany\u2014May 10, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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>) and freedom-loving Iranians gathered to show their solidarity with the ongoing\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\/cologne-germany-may-10-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45331\/\" 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-12-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 12,<\/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 Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Saturday, May 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