{"id":307711,"date":"2023-05-24T06:12:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307711"},"modified":"2023-05-25T06:29:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T05:29:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307697\" title=\"iran poverty (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran poverty (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-poverty-1-696x416.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: 9:00 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;\">Wednesday, May 24, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports by the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) on Wednesday, the people of Iran continued their anti-regime protests at every opportunity, including events held to mark their losses at the hands of the mullahs\u2019 atrocities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 24 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Families of death row inmates rallied outside the regime&#39;s main judiciary building. Authorities dispatched units to attack the crowd. Several were arrested.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sP3hlS0Uky\">pic.twitter.com\/sP3hlS0Uky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Whf7GOHFOI\">pic.twitter.com\/Whf7GOHFOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661341272597221376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 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;\">Families of death row <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661341272597221376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661341272597221376%7Ctwgr%5Efe2e6227748fda939fb429ef88ad4f0231a8eeb8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fpeople-of-iran-voice-their-hatred-of-the-regime-as-they-recall-atrocities%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">inmates rallied outside<\/a> the regime\u2019s main judiciary building in Tehran on Wednesday demanding officials halt the execution of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 22, in Kermanshah, Western Iran, brave youths <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661337754226262016?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked a base of the IRGC<\/a> Ground Forces and the IRGC\u2019s 29th Division in this area. This attack, taking place early Monday morning local time, resulted in multiple explosions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 22 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Brave youths attacked a base of the IRGC Ground Forces and the IRGC\u2019s 29th Division in this area. This attack, taking place early Monday morning local time, resulted in multiple explosions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JixBC9ESbm\">pic.twitter.com\/JixBC9ESbm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661337754226262016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 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 and pensioners of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization from the cities of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661348826039439366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661348826039439366%7Ctwgr%5Efe2e6227748fda939fb429ef88ad4f0231a8eeb8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fpeople-of-iran-voice-their-hatred-of-the-regime-as-they-recall-atrocities%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Shush and Ahvaz<\/a>, in Khuzestan province, held a\u00a0gathering on Wednesday demanding their rights while protesting their low pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 24 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the regime&#39;s Social Security Organization protesting and voicing their economic woes.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1g1roIyszF\">pic.twitter.com\/1g1roIyszF<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IlZfLliVwv\">pic.twitter.com\/IlZfLliVwv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661348826039439366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 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 other reports from\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661292198980116480?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Rostam (Momaseni)<\/a>\u202fin Fars Province, south-central\u202fIran, five years after a local sugar cube factory was shut down, the workers of this site continued to demand their unpaid salaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661290689051738112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661290689051738112%7Ctwgr%5Efe2e6227748fda939fb429ef88ad4f0231a8eeb8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fpeople-of-iran-voice-their-hatred-of-the-regime-as-they-recall-atrocities%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">labor activists in Isfahan central Iran<\/a> continued their strike for the third consecutive day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 24 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Truck drives are on strike in the city&#39;s main terminal for the third consecutive day, protesting their poor living conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranNationwideStrikes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranNationwideStrikes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gw290z2Wnl\">pic.twitter.com\/gw290z2Wnl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661290689051738112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 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;\">100 days after the earthquake in Khoy, northwest Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661297668537352192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661297668537352192%7Ctwgr%5Efe2e6227748fda939fb429ef88ad4f0231a8eeb8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fpeople-of-iran-voice-their-hatred-of-the-regime-as-they-recall-atrocities%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">most of the locals don\u2019t have<\/a> any money or adequate shelter. That is why many cannot afford to live in a house and are forced to remain in tents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">100 days after the earthquake in Khoy, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, most of the locals don&#39;t have any money or adequate shelter. That is why many cannot afford to live in a house and are forced to remain in these tents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n8tyxmbSCu\">pic.twitter.com\/n8tyxmbSCu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661297668537352192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 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;\">Locals in the city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661090872480391168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1661090872480391168%7Ctwgr%5Efe2e6227748fda939fb429ef88ad4f0231a8eeb8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Fpeople-of-iran-voice-their-hatred-of-the-regime-as-they-recall-atrocities%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Malayer<\/a> of Hamadan Province in western Iran, and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661103701266931712\" rel=\"noopener\">Karaj<\/a>, located west of Tehran, including residents of the city\u2019s\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1661293457531363328\" rel=\"noopener\">Navvab district<\/a>, were chanting anti-regime slogans on Tuesday night, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cMy life for Iran!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC Killed 10 Kurdish Citizens, Local Source Reports<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307736 size-medium\" title=\"iran kurdistan map (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-map-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran kurdistan map (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-map-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-map-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-kurdistan-map-1.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past two weeks, more than 10 Kurdish citizens have been killed by the IRGC in several cities of western Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a report by a local human rights organization on Wednesday, at least ten Kurdish citizens have been killed by direct fire from IRGC forces in the cities of Maku, Shut, Khoy, and Chaldaran. The report confirms the identities of three of the victims: Rasul Khalkanlu, Mahmoud Abast, and Fakhreddin Isazadeh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eyewitness sources further state that on the evening of Sunday, May 21, IRGC forces opened fire on a car on the road from Khoy to Urmia, resulting in the death of the driver. The IRGC then proceeded to kidnap the driver&#8217;s body to avoid exposure.\u00a0It is worth noting that the bodies of the deceased have not been returned to their relatives and families, and the IRGC has refused to address this matter.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Navy Steps up Efforts To Curb Iran\u2019s Ship Seizures in Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230378 size-medium\" title=\"The-New-York-Times-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-New-York-Times-30112020-300x54.jpg\" alt=\"The-New-York-Times-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Navy warships stationed in the Persian Gulf region have increased their patrols through the Strait of Hormuz, the busy merchant ship passageway, in response to recent moves by Iran to seize two oil tankers, the latest sign of rising tensions between Iran and the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIran\u2019s actions are unacceptable,\u201d Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the region, said in an interview on Monday at the Navy base here in Bahrain. He was speaking several days after he rode a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cusnc.navy.mil\/Media\/News\/Display\/Article\/3400739\/fifth-fleet-admiral-transits-strait-of-hormuz-on-warship-with-uk-french-command\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"css-yywogo\" title=\"\">Navy guided-missile destroyer<\/a>\u00a0through the strait of Hormuz, along with leaders from the French and British navies, in an effort to send a unified message to Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has \u201charassed, attacked or interfered\u201d with 15 internationally flagged merchant ships since 2021, Pentagon and White House officials said this month, as they announced the move to increase patrols by U.S. Navy ships, drones, and planes, as well as those of United States allies in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/23\/us\/politics\/us-navy-iran-ship-seizures-strait-of-hormuz.html?searchResultPosition=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">US State Dept Slammed Iranian Regime&#8217;s Sham Trials and Executions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307729 size-medium\" title=\"US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Matthew-Miller-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Matthew-Miller-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Matthew-Miller-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Matthew-Miller-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Matthew-Miller-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Matthew-Miller.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-may-23-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">press briefing<\/a> on May 23, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said: &#8220;Over the course of the protests, Iranian authorities have repeatedly violated Iranians\u2019 human rights, punished them for executing their essential freedoms. This includes not just members of the Iranian public who have \u2013 who came forward to protest, but also journalists in the country. Sham trials and executions have been key components of the regime\u2019s attempt to suppress any form of dissent. And we once again, as we have on a number of occasions, call on Iranian authorities to stop their arbitrary detentions, stop their sham trials, and stop denying the Iranian people the fundamental freedoms that they deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regime Intends to Relocate Prisons in Fars Province<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307727 alignleft\" title=\"iran fars prisons relocation Copy (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-fars-prisons-relocation-Copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran fars prisons relocation Copy (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-fars-prisons-relocation-Copy-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-fars-prisons-relocation-Copy-1-150x145.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To prevent social unrest in light of the continuum of a wave of executions, the Iranian regime intends to relocate its prisons to remote areas, away from the cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Last night, in a conversation between the head of the Prisons Organization and the governor of Fars province, they emphasized more cooperation and interaction, especially the transfer of prisons in urban areas to leave the residential context,&#8221; the IRGC-run <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farsnews.ir\/fars\/news\/14020303000138\" rel=\"noopener\">Fars news agency reported<\/a> <\/span>on today. &#8220;In this meeting, [Prisons Organization Chief] Gholam Ali Mohammadi appreciated the attention of the judicial and executive authorities of the provinces to prison safety and said: &#8216;Our goal is to reform, educate and rehabilitate prisoners, and to fulfill this mission, the need for a suitable space and a standard place is essential.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent months, following the arrest of tens of thousands of protesters, Iran&#8217;s prisons have become a flashpoint between security forces and the prisoners&#8217; family members who occasionally gather outside the prison and protest in a bid to rescue their loved ones from torture or execution. Many of these rallies have turned violent and the regime wants to eliminate any risk of potential unrest.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Executions in Iran and the Blood Lust of the IRGC \u2013 Minister Endorses Un Special Rapporteurs\u2019 Condemnation of Executions but Stops Short of Agreeing to Proscription<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307725 size-medium\" title=\"lord david alton website logo (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/lord-david-alton-website-logo-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"lord david alton website logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/lord-david-alton-website-logo-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/lord-david-alton-website-logo-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/lord-david-alton-website-logo-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My Lords, nothing happens inside Iran without the active complicity and knowledge of the IRGC. Will the Minister take the opportunity to condemn the \u201chorrific wave\u201d of executions, as described by United Nations special rapporteurs on Friday, including those of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaghoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi that day, after they were reportedly subjected to torture in prison? Does not this bloodlust and the IRGC go hand in hand? As the noble Lord, Lord Pickles, said, what more has to happen before there is proscription?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lord Sharpe of Epsom<br \/>\n(Con)<br \/>\nI absolutely join the UN rapporteur in condemning those executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davidalton.net\/2023\/05\/23\/executions-in-iran-and-the-blood-lust-of-the-irgc-minister-endorses-un-special-rapporteurs-condemnation-of-executions-but-stops-short-of-agreeing-to-proscription\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 100 Former World Leaders Tell Biden To Get Tough on Iran as Scrutiny Mounts for Lack of Strategy<\/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;\">Former Vice President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/mike-pence\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Pence<\/a> and 107 other former world leaders on Tuesday signed a letter to President Joe Biden and his counterparts in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe calling on the West to adopt a tougher approach to Iran and support Iranian anti-government protesters demanding regime change.\u00a0The letter came after U.S. lawmakers last week expressed bipartisan support for the Iranian people demonstrating against their government and slammed Biden for in their view not having a coherent or comprehensive strategy toward Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The leaders also express support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran, a coalition of Iranian opposition groups, and a 10-point plan for democratic transition advocated by the coalition&#8217;s leader, Maryam Rajavi.\u00a0Beyond Pence, an outspoken supporter of the Iranian opposition movement, signatories of the letter included former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and two former European Commission presidents, among dozens of other\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\" rel=\"noopener\">ex-heads of state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/over-100-former-world-leaders-tell-biden-get-tough-iran-scrutiny-mounts-lack-strategy\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Portuguese Among 107 Former Presidents and Prime Ministers Calling For Western Support for the Popular Uprising in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307722 size-medium\" title=\"CNN Portugal.svg (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"CNN Portugal.svg (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-696x696.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1-1068x1068.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CNN-Portugal.svg-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One hundred and seven former presidents and prime ministers, including Portuguese, on Tuesday sent an open letter to the leaders of world powers, urging them to support the ongoing uprising in Iran, days after the Iranian regime executed three more protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We urge your countries to support the Iranian people in their struggle for change and to take decisive action against the current [theocratic] regime \u2013 this includes blacklisting the Revolutionary Guards and holding the regime&#8217;s leaders accountable for their crimes against humanity,&#8221; reads the letter, released by the Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) research and documentation center. signed, among other politicians, by former head of state and government An\u00edbal Cavaco Silva and former prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We believe it is up to the Iranian people to decide their future. However, we recognize that for four decades, the democratic coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has constantly and tirelessly fought for democratic change,&#8221; and consider that &#8220;the Ten-Point Plan drafted by NCRI President Maryam Rajavi deserves support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnnportugal.iol.pt\/irao\/revolta-popular\/dois-portugueses-entre-107-antigos-presidentes-e-primeiros-ministros-que-pedem-apoio-do-ocidente-a-revolta-popular-no-irao\/20230523\/646d024ad34ea91b0aaccef7\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK Government Under Pressure to Ban IRGC Four Months After Vote<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255317 alignleft\" title=\"national-news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo.jpg\" alt=\"national-news-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-news-logo-150x49.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/uk-government\/\" rel=\"noopener\">government&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0failure to ban Iran&#8217;s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\u00a0<\/a>more than four months after MPs voted for it was challenged on Tuesday.\u00a0The House of Commons unanimously passed a motion in January to urge the government to proscribe the IRGC as a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/terrorism\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist<\/a> group.\u00a0Although the vote was not binding, it put pressure on ministers to respond to violence against protesters in Iran by security forces controlled by the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peers in Westminster have now called on the government again to take action against the military body, which has been proscribed by allies such as the US.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s now been more than four months since the House of Commons passed a resolution universally in favour of proscription of the IRGC,&#8221; Labour&#8217;s Lord Walney said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/world\/uk-news\/2023\/05\/23\/government-under-pressure-to-ban-irgc-four-months-after-vote\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising Marks 250th Day as Protests in Different Cities Continue<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307713 size-medium\" title=\"iran pensioners protests 23052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-23052023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran pensioners protests 23052023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-23052023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-23052023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iran-pensioners-protests-23052023.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is marking its 250<sup>th<\/sup> day on Tuesday as people from all walks of life are taking to the streets to voice their grievances. Anti-regime protests are ranging from hatred of the mullahs\u2019 rule due to the regime\u2019s recent surge in brutal executions\u2014including three protesters hanged last Friday\u2014to the country\u2019s nosediving economy that is making it impossible for people to make ends meet.\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-nationwide-uprising-marks-250th-day-as-protests-in-different-cities-continue\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why Khamenei Insists on Privatizing Iran\u2019s Economic Institutions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307714 size-medium\" title=\"ali khamenei\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ali-khamenei-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"ali khamenei\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ali-khamenei-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ali-khamenei-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ali-khamenei.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s economy lies in ruins, exerting immense strain on its populace. Rather than tackling the nation\u2019s dire financial catastrophe, regime authorities, mainly Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, persist in exploiting the country\u2019s wealth by \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-privatization-has-destroyed-irans-industries\/\">privatizing<\/a>\u201d large economic entities.\u00a0Following the humiliating economic and social debacle of his so-called consolidated system and Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s \u201cyoung and Hezbollahi government,\u201d Khamenei tried to explain the regime\u2019s bankruptcy to his demoralized forces and outline his plundering strategy in a speech on April 18.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/why-khamenei-insists-on-privatizing-irans-economic-institutions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joint House Caucus Hearing Voices Support for Iranian Women, Uprising, and Maryam Rajavi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307715 size-medium\" title=\"Hearing at the US House of Reps 1 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-House-of-Reps-1-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hearing at the US House of Reps 1 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-House-of-Reps-1-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-House-of-Reps-1-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-House-of-Reps-1-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hearing-at-the-US-House-of-Reps-1-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breitbart.com\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/05\/21\/joint-house-caucus-hearing-voiced-support-iranian-peoples-uprising-putting-their-lives-line-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0on the House joint hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 21. The Thursday, May 18\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hpGvqbK3oI\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing\u00a0<\/a>featured the Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.\u00a0Two pivotal bipartisan U.S. House Caucuses, the Iranian Women Congressional Caucus led by Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Nancy Mace (R-SC), alongside the Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus under the helm of Reps. Tom McClintock (R-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) convened a Capitol Hill hearing on Thursday to deliberate on the ongoing eight-month-long uprising, the regime\u2019s harsh suppression, future prospects, and the appropriate U.S. policy.\u00a0The event, the first assembly in support of Iran\u2019s uprising and the human rights of the Iranian people, was attended by prominent members of the House.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/23\/house-caucus-hearing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Unstable State of Iran\u2019s Education System<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307712 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Schools\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Schools-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Schools\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Schools-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Schools-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Schools-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Schools-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Schools.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent speech, Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei emphasized the government\u2019s commitment to maintaining control over the country\u2019s education system and dismissed any notion of privatizing it.\u00a0However, the reality is that Iran\u2019s education system has been plagued by significant deficiencies caused by the regime, resulting in high\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/irans-universities-victims-of-regime-atrocity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">dropout rates<\/a> and a large population of undereducated children.\u00a0Instead of addressing these challenges, the regime exacerbates the suffering of children by suppressing their participation in protests, leading to many absences from school. This clearly demonstrates that education is not a top priority for the regime, rendering the supreme leader\u2019s claims irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-unstable-state-of-irans-education-system\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Budget Deficit Skyrockets Amidst Government Corruption and Embezzlement<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-52547 size-medium\" title=\"Iran\u2019s Draft Budget Is Not All It Seems\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Irans-Draft-Budget-Is-Not-All-It-Seems-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s Draft Budget Is Not All It Seems\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Irans-Draft-Budget-Is-Not-All-It-Seems-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Irans-Draft-Budget-Is-Not-All-It-Seems-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Irans-Draft-Budget-Is-Not-All-It-Seems-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Irans-Draft-Budget-Is-Not-All-It-Seems.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 11, 2023, Iran\u2019s president, Ebrahim Raisi, submitted the country\u2019s Budget Bill for the year 1402 (Persian calendar, 2022-2023) to the parliament for review and approval. Raisi personally attended the presentation and painted the bill as a catalyst for the nation\u2019s progress. He claimed that the government achieved success in the previous fiscal year, 2021, through cooperation and collaboration among various departments within the Islamic Republic\u2019s system. Raisi expressed hope that the upcoming budget would outperform previous ones and thanked parliamentary representatives and budget review committee members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-budget-deficit-skyrocketst-in-2023\/\" 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-23-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 23,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Wednesday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307711","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 v27.4 - 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