{"id":307394,"date":"2023-05-16T06:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307394"},"modified":"2023-05-16T21:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T20:21:23","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-16-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-16-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 16, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307400\" title=\"iran pensioners protest 15052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023.jpg\" alt=\"iran pensioners protest 15052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protest-15052023-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/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;\">Tuesday, May 16, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests and strikes continued in several cities across Iran on Tuesday as the economic crisis caused by the regime continues to push more segments of society into poverty and the systemic crackdown on all strata renders the nation\u2019s rage toward dangerous heights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile,\u00a0the clerical dictatorship has been increasing the number of brutal executions in a bid to postpone its downfall. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-execution-of-eight-prisoners-in-bandar-abbas-minab-khorram-abad-protests-against-cruel-death-sentences\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Eight inmates<\/a> in the cities of Bandar Abbas, Minab, Khorramabad, and Rasht were sent to the gallows. At least 90 inmates have been executed since April 21.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 15 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals in the capital&#39;s Shahrak-e Bagheri district are chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<br \/>&quot;We don&#39;t want a child-killing regime!&quot;<br \/>&quot;We will stand to the end!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tu33Ts46oH\">pic.twitter.com\/Tu33Ts46oH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658200582082158593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 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;\">The Oil Contract Workers\u2019 Organizational Council of Protests has issued a statement regarding the ongoing nationwide strike by the country\u2019s oil, gas, petrochemical steel, and mine workers that has continued for about a month now: \u201cDuring this period different contract workers from across the country have left their workshops and other job sites to join the nationwide strike. As a result, tens of thousands of workers are involved in this movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities are announcing the arrest of strike leaders in an initiative aimed at increasing crackdown measures against the thousands of South Pars workers who are on strike in southern Iran. A deputy governor of Bushehr Province has claimed that the South Pars workers\u2019 strike is an organized movement with \u201csupport from foreign networks\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 15 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals near the regime&#39;s Evin Prison were chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with the dictator!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WtT4iIkODj\">pic.twitter.com\/WtT4iIkODj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658370446818164736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 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;\">People in the city of Karaj, west of the Iranian capital Tehran, the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658200582082158593?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Shahrak-e Bagheri district<\/a>\u00a0and an area\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1658370446818164736?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">near Evin Prison<\/a>\u00a0of Tehran held anti-regime rallies on Monday night and chanted anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>\n\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThis is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cKhamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe don\u2019t want a child-killing regime!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe will stand to the end!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Accused of Intentionally Downing Ukrainian Plane<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228423 size-medium\" title=\"AsharqAl-Awsat_23102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AsharqAl-Awsat_23102020-300x53.jpg\" alt=\"AsharqAl-Awsat_23102020\" width=\"300\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AsharqAl-Awsat_23102020-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AsharqAl-Awsat_23102020.jpg 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The grieving father of two individuals who tragically lost their lives in the Ukrainian plane crash, a harrowing incident that occurred near Tehran two years ago and was attributed to the actions of the Revolutionary Guards, has come forward with a troubling assertion. According to Mohsen Asadi-Lari, compelling evidence exists to support the claim that the intentional targeting of the aircraft took place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, he expressed his concern that the main suspect, in this case, might potentially be released without the knowledge or involvement of the grieving families who have suffered immeasurable loss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asadi-Lari, who lost both his children, Mohammad-Hossein and Zeinab, in the downing of the Ukrainian plane on January 8, 2020, told the Didbaniran website Sunday that, according to the law, any prisoner can be released under certain conditions if they have served one-third of their sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/world\/4330351-iran%E2%80%99s-revolutionary-guards-accused-intentionally-downing-ukrainian-plane\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chinese National Charged For Conspiring To Provide Materials For The Production Of Ballistic Missiles To Iran In Violation Of U.S. Sanctions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307416 alignleft\" title=\"DOJ us attorney's office southern district of new york\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DOJ-us-attorneys-office-southern-district-of-new-york.jpg\" alt=\"DOJ us attorney's office southern district of new york\" width=\"322\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DOJ-us-attorneys-office-southern-district-of-new-york.jpg 322w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DOJ-us-attorneys-office-southern-district-of-new-york-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DOJ-us-attorneys-office-southern-district-of-new-york-150x58.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>Xiangjiang Qiao, an Employee of a Chinese Company Sanctioned for Its Role in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Conspired to Provide Isostatic Graphite, a Material Used in the Production of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, to Iran<br \/>\nDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (\u201cFBI\u201d), and Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement of the Commerce Department, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging XIANGJIANG QIAO, a\/k\/a \u201cJoe Hansen,\u201d with sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud offenses based on QIAO\u2019s alleged participation in a scheme to use a sanctioned Chinese company to provide materials used in the production of weapons of mass destruction (\u201cWMDs\u201d) to Iran, in exchange for payments made through the U.S. financial system. QIAO is at large in China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/chinese-national-charged-conspiring-provide-materials-production-ballistic-missiles\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"field-formatter--string\">U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Iranian Large-Scale Heroin Trafficker<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"node-top\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"node-top-left\">\n<div class=\"node-language-switcher\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54417 size-medium\" title=\"Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Illegally Exporting Nuclear Materials to Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The_United_States_Department_of_Justice-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Illegally Exporting Nuclear Materials to Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The_United_States_Department_of_Justice-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The_United_States_Department_of_Justice-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The_United_States_Department_of_Justice-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The_United_States_Department_of_Justice.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"node-date\">\n<div>\n<p>Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against MALEK BALOUCHZEHI, a\/k\/a \u201cMalek Khan,\u201d on charges of conspiring to import heroin into the United States and distributing heroin for importation into the United States. U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman presided over the one-week trial. BALOUCHZEHI is scheduled to be sentenced on September 12, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: \u201cMalek Balouchzehi sought to expand his significant drug trafficking operations by importing massive quantities of heroin into the United States and sending it right here, to New York. Balouchzehi has trafficked drugs around the world for at least a decade. Today, Balouchzehi stands convicted of his crimes and faces the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence. We will continue to work diligently with the DEA to curb the importation of heroin, a lethal drug plaguing our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/us-attorney-announces-conviction-iranian-large-scale-heroin-trafficker\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article__headline\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Azerbaijan Makes Arrests Over Fresh Coup Plot Blamed On Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sharetools-container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u00a0AFP &#8211; Azerbaijan arrested at least nine of its nationals, suspected of being linked to Iranian secret services and of plotting a coup and assassinations, officials said on Tuesday.The latest round in tensions between Baku and Tehran, whose relations have traditionally been strained, came after the expulsion of diplomats from both countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>On Tuesday, Azerbaijan&#8217;s law enforcement forces arrested people who &#8220;were working for Iranian secret services&#8221;, the interior ministry, security service, and the office of the prosecutor general said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>The statement gave nine names and said several other people had been arrested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/azerbaijan-makes-arrests-over-fresh-coup-plot-blamed-on-iran-bde2f604\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senators To Get Secret Iran Briefing<\/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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior officials will brief Tuesday at the Biden administration\u2019s first Iran-focused classified session for all senators, seven congressional staffers and U.S. officials said, coming at a time when\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2023\/05\/08\/trumps-iran-deal-zombie-00095756\" rel=\"noopener\">relations with Tehran are spiraling and nuclear constraints are weakening<\/a>.\u00a0Outgoing Deputy Secretary of State\u00a0<b>WENDY SHERMAN<\/b>, Undersecretary of Defense\u00a0<b>COLIN KAHL<\/b>, Deputy Director of National Intelligence\u00a0<b>MORGAN MUIR<\/b>, Treasury\u2019s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence\u00a0<b>BRIAN NELSON<\/b>\u00a0and Vice Adm.\u00a0<b>STEPHEN KOEHLER<\/b>, the Joint Staff\u2019s chief of strategy, policy and plans, will be on Capitol Hill at 4 p.m. for the classified briefing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One person who won\u2019t be there is\u00a0<b>ROB MALLEY<\/b>, the special envoy for Iran deal talks, who we\u2019re told is on leave by two people (they, like others, were granted anonymity to freely discuss details of a classified session). His deputy,\u00a0<b>ABRAM PALEY<\/b>, will accompany Sherman in his stead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2023\/05\/15\/senators-to-get-secret-iran-briefing-00096907\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russia Aims To Obtain More Attack Drones From Iran After Depleting Stockpile, White House Says<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-62 p Component-p-0-2-52\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The White House on Monday said Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in its\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"paragraph-link\">war against Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0after using up most of the 400 drones it had previously purchased from Tehran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-62 p Component-p-0-2-52\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Biden administration last year publicized satellite imagery and intelligence findings that it said indicated Iran sold hundreds of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-zelenskyy-uk-sunak-military-aid-fc6809548de37304fb311fc66ee7d0d0\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"paragraph-link\">attack drones<\/a>\u00a0to Russia. And for months, officials have said the United States believed Iran was considering selling hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia, but Washington did not have evidence a deal was consummated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-62 p Component-p-0-2-52\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIran also continues to provide Russia with one-way attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Since August, Iran has provided Russia with more than 400 UAVs primarily of the Shahed variety,\u201d White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-iran-military-cooperation-d982dd3faf78fbb17dfc8b9c1cb9dae7\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Nurses Continue to Migrate Abroad, State-run Source Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307408 size-medium alignleft\" title=\"iran bahar news nurses migration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-bahar-news-nurses-migration-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"iran bahar news nurses migration\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-bahar-news-nurses-migration-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-bahar-news-nurses-migration-150x198.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-bahar-news-nurses-migration-300x395.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-bahar-news-nurses-migration.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reporting on the large-scale migration of nurses to other countries, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baharnews.ir\/news\/403479\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run Bahar News website<\/a> wrote on May 13: &#8220;About 1,200 to 1,500 nurses migrate from Iran every year. Some of them go to Persian Gulf countries and others choose European countries as their immigration destination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This is not the first time that the migration of nurses to neighboring countries and Europe becomes a topic,&#8221; the source added. &#8220;Now, due to the state of the economy, the lack of funds, and the demotivation of people, concerns have increased about the increase in their immigration and the shortage of nurses in the country. The circumstances in the countries of the immigrants&#8217; origin become an opportunity for the destination countries. This is how they attract well-trained and skilled forces by spending less money. This is a program whereby developed countries attract medical staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the source, the salary that Iran&#8217;s neighboring countries are paying to nurses is between 1,500 and 2,000 dollars whereas the salary of nurses in Iran is between 120 and 130 dollars.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Us, UK Don\u2019t \u2018Always Agree,\u2019 but Must Remain United Against Russian, Iranian Nukes: British Foreign Minister<\/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;\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0<\/strong>British\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/united-kingdom\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Minister James Cleverly,<\/a>\u00a0in an interview with Fox News Digital, underscored the need for the U.K. and U.S. to remain united on key issues, including the potential nuclear threats of Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon remains an absolute priority in U.K. foreign policy,&#8221; Cleverly said. &#8220;We\u2019ve worked very, very closely with the members of the Quad, France, Germany, the United States \u2026 in imposing sanctions, and obviously we know very closely what we&#8217;re doing in conjunction with the International Atomic Energy Agency to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cleverly stressed that it &#8220;will always be a U.K. foreign policy priority&#8221; to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.&#8221; He also criticized Russia, insisting that &#8220;nobody is threatening nuclear weapons use against Russia&#8221; and that &#8220;the rhetoric is only coming from Vladimir Putin himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-uk-dont-always-agree-remain-united-russian-iranian-nukes-british-foreign-minister\" 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;\">Retirees Lead New Protests Against Iran\u2019s Regime as Mullahs Seek New Executions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307399 size-medium\" title=\"Regime security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Isfahan central Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Regime-security-forces-fired-tear-gas-at-protesters-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Regime security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Isfahan central Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Regime-security-forces-fired-tear-gas-at-protesters-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Regime-security-forces-fired-tear-gas-at-protesters-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Regime-security-forces-fired-tear-gas-at-protesters-in-Isfahan-central-Iran.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners of Iran\u2019s different industries took to the streets in several cities on Sunday voicing their demands of the mullahs\u2019 regime, leading the days\u2019 anti-regime rallies across the country. People of several strata are holding gatherings, protesting, and launching strikes in response to the regime\u2019s destructive economic policies that are making it nearly impossible to make ends meet. These brave protests are also continuing in the face of the regime\u2019s recent surge in executions, with at least 81 inmates sent to the gallows since April 21.\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\/live-report-iran-retirees-protests-telecom-isfahan-executions-dastgerd\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outcry Against Executions: Families of Prisoners Rally in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, and Isfahan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307397 size-medium\" title=\"Stop executions in Iran min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stop-executions-in-Iran-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stop executions in Iran min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stop-executions-in-Iran-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stop-executions-in-Iran-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stop-executions-in-Iran-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stop-executions-in-Iran-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a powerful display of discontent, the families of prisoners sentenced to execution gathered on Monday, May 15, outside the Judiciary building on Keshavarz Street in Tehran. They vehemently protested the rising number of executions and demanded an immediate halt to the unjust execution orders imposed on their loved ones.\u00a0Carrying heartfelt messages, the children of the prisoners\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b6-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b2%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b4-%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%ae%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%87-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7\/\" rel=\"noopener\">held signs<\/a> displaying phrases such as \u201cDon\u2019t execute my father\u201d and \u201cNo to execution,\u201d passionately urging an end to these acts of capital punishment. Meanwhile, the families of those convicted on drug-related charges chanted, \u201cDon\u2019t execute,\u201d emphasizing their plea against the execution of their family members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/16\/families-of-prisoners-rally\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Student Activists<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307398 size-medium\" title=\"Disciplinary actions against student activists min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Disciplinary-actions-against-student-activists-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Disciplinary actions against student activists min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Disciplinary-actions-against-student-activists-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Disciplinary-actions-against-student-activists-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Disciplinary-actions-against-student-activists-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Disciplinary-actions-against-student-activists-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent disciplinary actions at universities across Iran, several students have faced severe penalties for their alleged involvement in activities leading to expulsion or academic suspension. Here are the details of the cases:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Motahareh Gouneii, a dentistry student and the political secretary of the Students Association at Tehran University and its School of Medical Sciences, has been expelled from the university and prohibited from studying at any institution for the next five years.\u00a0The decision was made by the Disciplinary Council based on allegations of creating chaos and unrest within the university.\u00a0Gouneii was also among the detainees of the nationwide 2022-2023 Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/15\/disciplinary-actions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can Nonviolent Resistance Triumph in Iran in 2023? \u2013 Part Three<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307401 size-medium\" title=\"Is nonviolent resistance possible in Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Is-nonviolent-resistance-possible-in-Iran-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Is nonviolent resistance possible in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Is-nonviolent-resistance-possible-in-Iran-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Is-nonviolent-resistance-possible-in-Iran-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Is-nonviolent-resistance-possible-in-Iran-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Is-nonviolent-resistance-possible-in-Iran.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amidst the courageous uprising of the Iranian people in 2022, the theory of nonviolence resistance suddenly emerged as the only method for the collapse of the Iranian regime. In this series of talks, we attempt to answer this question by examining nonviolent resistance around the world: Is nonviolent resistance fundamentally possible in Iran? How did this theory arise amidst the Iranian people\u2019s uprising, and what goal does it pursue? The passage of the Rowlatt Act, which aimed to try opponents and Indian rebels against colonial rule without trial or the right to defense, led Gandhi, who until then believed he could negotiate and reconcile with the oppressor, to initiate widespread popular struggles by calling for a national strike and fast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/can-nonviolent-resistance-triumph-in-iran-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014May 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Copenhagen, Denmark&mdash;May 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_rRW7zs_A1uw\" 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%2FrRW7zs_A1uw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rRW7zs_A1uw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-15T05:38:32Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_rRW7zs_A1uw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FrRW7zs_A1uw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014May 12, 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\/rRW7zs_A1uw\" 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%2FrRW7zs_A1uw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Copenhagen, Denmark&mdash;May 12, 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=\"Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014May 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014May 12, 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. Supporters of the Iranian Resistance strongly condemned the recent executions by the religious dictatorship regime of the mullahs in Iran, especially the execution of Baloch compatriots. They called for urgent action by the international community to stop the executions in Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Copenhagen, Denmark\u2014May 12, 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\/copenhagen-denmark-may-12-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45451\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toronto, Canada\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto&mdash;May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Ju-RyirRGTQ\" 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%2FJu-RyirRGTQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ju-RyirRGTQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M22S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-15T08:47:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Ju-RyirRGTQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJu-RyirRGTQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Toronto\u2014May 13, 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\/Ju-RyirRGTQ\" 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%2FJu-RyirRGTQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto&mdash;May 13, 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=\"Toronto\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution. Toronto\u2014May 13, 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. They Also Condemned Recent Brutal Executions in Iran by the Mullahs&#039; Regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Toronto, Canada\u2014May 13, 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\/toronto-canada-may-13-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45515\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ottawa and Vancouver\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ottawa and Vancouver&mdash;May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_UL2QtUUIMFs\" 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%2FUL2QtUUIMFs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UL2QtUUIMFs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M57S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-15T08:24:09Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UL2QtUUIMFs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUL2QtUUIMFs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ottawa and Vancouver\u2014May 13, 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\/UL2QtUUIMFs\" 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%2FUL2QtUUIMFs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ottawa and Vancouver&mdash;May 13, 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=\"Ottawa and Vancouver\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution. Ottawa and Vancouver\u2014May 13, 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. They Also Condemned Recent Brutal Executions in Iran by the Mullahs&#039; Regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ottawa and Vancouver\u2014May 13, 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\/ottawa-and-vancouver-may-13-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45501\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aachen, Germany\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Aachen, Germany&mdash;May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_iLSHkTt9Tr8\" 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%2FiLSHkTt9Tr8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLSHkTt9Tr8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-15T07:12:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_iLSHkTt9Tr8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiLSHkTt9Tr8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Aachen, Germany\u2014May 13, 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\/iLSHkTt9Tr8\" 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%2FiLSHkTt9Tr8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Aachen, Germany&mdash;May 13, 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=\"Aachen, Germany\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution. Aachen, Germany\u2014May 13, 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. They Also Condemned Recent Brutal Executions in Iran by the Mullahs&#039; Regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Aachen, Germany\u2014May 13, 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\/aachen-germany-may-13-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45483\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heidelberg, Germany\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Heidelberg, Germany&mdash;May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Rdl10BqoHSo\" 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%2FRdl10BqoHSo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rdl10BqoHSo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-15T06:35:58Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Rdl10BqoHSo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FRdl10BqoHSo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Heidelberg, Germany\u2014May 13, 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\/Rdl10BqoHSo\" 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%2FRdl10BqoHSo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Heidelberg, Germany&mdash;May 13, 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=\"Heidelberg, Germany\u2014May 13, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally to Support the Iran Revolution. Heidelberg, Germany\u2014May 13, 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. They Also Condemned Recent Brutal Executions in Iran by the Mullahs&#039; Regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Heidelberg, Germany\u2014May 13, 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\/heidelberg-germany-may-13-2023-mek-supporters-rally-to-support-the-iran-revolution\/45468\/\" 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-15-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 15,<\/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 Iran Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Tuesday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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