{"id":307991,"date":"2023-06-02T08:01:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T07:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307991"},"modified":"2023-06-02T20:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T19:35:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-2-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 2, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307994\" title=\"photo 2023 06 01 19 07 55 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-2023-06-01-19-07-55-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2023 06 01 19 07 55 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-2023-06-01-19-07-55-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-2023-06-01-19-07-55-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-2023-06-01-19-07-55-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-2023-06-01-19-07-55-1-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photo-2023-06-01-19-07-55-1-696x313.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: 9:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Sanctions Target Iran\u2019s Internet Censorship Amid Protests<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) &#8211; The United States said on Friday it imposed sanctions on Iranian technology company Arvan Cloud, two employees, and an affiliated Emirati firm for helping Tehran censor the internet in Iran as part of the government&#8217;s attempts to crush domestic protests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Arvan Cloud has a close relationship with Iran&#8217;s intelligence services and its executives have ties to senior Iranian government officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/new-us-sanctions-target-irans-internet-censorship-us-treasury-2023-06-02\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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;\">Friday, June 2, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On June 2, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664594114409791488?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">brave demonstrators<\/a> in the city of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan in southeast Iran, initiated a new anti-regime rally after their Friday prayers. The locals protested the regime\u2019s recent increase in executions as many of their compatriots were sent to the gallows on a daily basis. The demonstrators also expressed their opposition to any reinstatement of monarchial rule and reiterated their demand to live in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664590180236537856?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">democratic republic<\/a> after overthrowing the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 2 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are in the streets chanting anti-regime slogans, including: &quot;My martyred brother, I will avenge your blood!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGNa0DMZrD\">pic.twitter.com\/mGNa0DMZrD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664590180236537856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 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;\">Calling for regime change, the protesters in Zahedan chanted:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664587664228483072?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">I will kill those<\/a> who killed my brother!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d referring to regime dictator Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664595216735543296?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Political prisoners<\/a> must be released!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Iranians, unity, revolution, freedom!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with the IRGC!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNo to a monarchy! No to the [mullahs\u2019 regime]! Democracy and equality!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664586405580775424?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">We don\u2019t want a<\/a> state of executions!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 2 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are in the streets chanting anti-regime slogans, including: &quot;We don&#39;t want a state of executions!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vParZ8D7jS\">pic.twitter.com\/vParZ8D7jS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664586405580775424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 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;\">\u201cKurds, Baluchis, Azeris! Freedom and equality!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664585147625119746?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">From Zahedan to<\/a> Tehran, my life for Iran!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664597999547486208?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Basij and IRGC<\/a>, you are our ISIS!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The demonstrators were also seen holding a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664583888998637568?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">placard reading<\/a>:<br \/>\n\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664598988191055872?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Monarchy and the [mullahs\u2019<\/a> regime] \u2013 100 years of crimes!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 2 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are in the streets protesting the mullahs&#39; daily executions and rallying against any return to the Shah&#39;s dictatorship.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7kVSJxiShF\">pic.twitter.com\/7kVSJxiShF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664583888998637568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664363743072100352?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">On Thursday night<\/a>, people in Abadanan, western Iran, participated in a general strike to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664529607838810113?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">protest the murder<\/a> of a local Kurdish student named Bamshad Soleimankhani by the regime\u2019s security forces. Authorities had initially prevented his family from holding a ceremony, causing further discontent among the protesters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 1 &#8211; Abdanan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Footage of brave protesters confronting the regime&#39;s oppressive security forces, according to local activists.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O3EuTWmdD0\">pic.twitter.com\/O3EuTWmdD0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664363743072100352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 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;\">After nightfall, activists began reporting that local officials had deployed over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664357396196786176?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">50 security vehicles<\/a> to confront the protesting youth, who had taken control of the city&#8217;s main street. There were reports indicating that the security units resorted to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664368723380281344?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">opening fire<\/a> on the locals, while protesters retaliated by attacking and damaging several <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664361276951371776?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">police vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The protests spread across different districts in the city, posing significant challenges for the regime&#8217;s security forces in their attempts to suppress the rallies. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664358654730960898?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Activists have<\/a> reported that dozens of protesters were injured as the regime&#8217;s security forces used <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664368723380281344?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">shot-gun pellet rounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 1 &#8211; Abdanan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Activists are saying regime security forces are using these types of ammunition against the local protesters who are merely chanting slogans against the mullahs&#39; regime.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DY8QmhNHWT\">pic.twitter.com\/DY8QmhNHWT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664368723380281344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 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\">June 1 &#8211; Abdanan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of authorities dispatched several dozen security vehicles to confront the city&#39;s protesting youth. Reports indicate the security units fired live bullets and tear gas.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NB70el18Qc\">pic.twitter.com\/NB70el18Qc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1664358654730960898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Is Paving Ways to Privatize Iran&#8217;s Water Resources<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308026 alignleft\" title=\"iran sharq stealing rivers Copy (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-sharq-stealing-rivers-Copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran sharq stealing rivers Copy (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-sharq-stealing-rivers-Copy-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-sharq-stealing-rivers-Copy-1-150x135.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a report dated May 29, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sharghdaily.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-100\/881718-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AE-%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B4-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run newspaper Sharq<\/a> exposed some information about the potential confiscation of Iran&#8217;s lands and water resources by the ruling clerics and their affiliates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The article specifically highlighted the risk of transferring control of the country&#8217;s water resources and rivers to foundations associated with Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, under the guise of privatization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The daily wrote: &#8220;In recent years, the Ministry of Energy started plans to transfer the ownership of the country&#8217;s water resources and in many cases, it obtained the documents of riverbeds and some wetlands with the cooperation of registration, revocation and new property documents. In fact, the Ministry of Energy turned its &#8216;right of easement&#8217; in water management into a &#8216;property right&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukrainian General Staff: Enemy Fired 15 Missiles, 18 Drones at Ukraine Overnight, All Targets Destroyed<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308025 alignleft\" title=\"ukrinform logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ukrinform-logo.png\" alt=\"ukrinform logo\" width=\"267\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ukrinform-logo.png 267w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ukrinform-logo-150x106.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Russian aggressors used 15 cruise missiles and 18 Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine overnight, with all of the targets destroyed by Ukraine&#8217;s air defense forces. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Russian Federation, suffering heavy losses, continues to use terror tactics in an attempt to intimidate the Ukrainian population. According to preliminary information, last night the enemy used 15 cruise missiles (type to be specified) and 18 Iranian Shahed attack UAVs for strikes &#8211; all these aerial targets were destroyed by our defenders. The information is being clarified,&#8221; the General Staff said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/3717269-general-staff-enemy-fired-15-missiles-18-drones-at-ukraine-overnight-all-targets-destroyed.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Azerbaijan Expelled Iranian Regime Cultural Attach\u00e9, Closed Down Mission<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308021 alignleft\" title=\"iranian regime cultural attachee in Baku s (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iranian-regime-cultural-attachee-in-Baku-s-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranian regime cultural attachee in Baku s (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iranian-regime-cultural-attachee-in-Baku-s-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iranian-regime-cultural-attachee-in-Baku-s-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/85129225\" rel=\"noopener\">IRNA quoted<\/a> a &#8220;well-informed source&#8221; as saying: &#8220;The expulsion of the cultural attache of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baku, as well as the closure of its mission, is an excuse being used by the Azerbaijani government following some recent differences between the two countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Islamic Republic of Iran owns many properties in Baku, and the recent actions and hasty excuses are one-sided by the Azerbaijani side. These properties belong to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Of course, this can be resolved through dialogue,&#8221; the source added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime and Azerbaijan have experienced escalating tensions in recent months. In late January, an individual attacked the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, resulting in the death of its head of security and injuries to several others.\u00a0After conducting investigations, Baku attributed blame to the Iranian government and subsequently expelled a group of Iranian diplomats in April. As a retaliatory measure, the regime expelled four Azerbaijani diplomats earlier this month.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plot To Kill John Bolton: Us Sanctions Iranian Officials, Cites Assassination Efforts Against Trump Officials<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308010 size-medium\" title=\"USA Today logo (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/USA-Today-logo-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"USA Today logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/USA-Today-logo-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/USA-Today-logo-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/USA-Today-logo-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON &#8212;\u00a0The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Thursday on members and affiliates of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/01\/03\/qasem-soleimani-killing-pompeo-says-airstrike-response-threat\/2802844001\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a>\u00a0that it says have engaged in plots to kill\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/08\/10\/iranian-national-charged-plot-kill-john-bolton\/10286451002\/\" rel=\"noopener\">former national security adviser John Bolton<\/a>, other former U.S. government officials, and anti-Tehran activists around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bolton hailed the Treasury sanctions on Thursday but said nothing will stop Iran or the IRGC from continuing to try to assassinate the political leaders of its adversaries until the religious establishment in Tehran is replaced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI think the ayatollahs have demonstrated that by the way they treat their own people, not to mention their pursuing nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism around the world,\u201d Bolton told USA TODAY. &#8220;So the U.S. is only going to be safe when that regime falls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/06\/01\/treasury-blacklists-iranian-officials-for-alleged-us-assassination-plots\/70278707007\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Prisons Turned Into Killing Fields as Drug-Related Executions Almost Triple This Year<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260931 size-medium\" title=\"amnesty-international-logo-vector\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/amnesty-international-logo-vector-e1657094606998-300x135.png\" alt=\"amnesty-international-logo-vector-e1657094606998\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian authorities have executed at least 173 people convicted of drug-related offences this year after systematically unfair trials, nearly three times more than this time last year, Amnesty International said today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Executions for drug-related offences make up two-thirds of all the executions carried out in Iran in the first five months of 2023 and have predominantly impacted people from marginalized and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Members of Iran\u2019s persecuted and impoverished Baluchi ethnic minority account for around 20 percent of the recorded executions despite making up only five percent of Iran\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe shameless rate at which the authorities are carrying out drug-related executions, in violation of international law, exposes their lack of humanity and flagrant disregard for the right to life. The international community must ensure that cooperation in anti-drug trafficking initiatives does not contribute, directly or indirectly, to the arbitrary deprivation of life and other human rights violations in Iran,\u201d said Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2023\/06\/iran-prisons-turned-into-killing-fields-as-drug-related-executions-almost-triple-this-year\/#:~:text=Iranian%20authorities%20have%20executed%20at,year%2C%20Amnesty%20International%20said%20today.\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Plans To Escalate Attacks Against U.S. Troops in Syria, Documents Show<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257641 size-medium\" title=\"washington post logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/washington-post-logo-300x231.webp\" alt=\"washington-post-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/>Iran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the country, while also working with Russia on a broader strategy to drive Americans from the region, intelligence officials and leaked classified documents say.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran and its allies are building and training forces to use more powerful armor-piercing roadside bombs intended specifically to target U.S. military vehicles and kill U.S. personnel, according to classified intelligence reports obtained by The Washington Post. Such attacks would constitute an escalation of Iran\u2019s long-running campaign of using proxy militias to launch rocket and drone strikes on U.S. forces in Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/06\/01\/discord-leaks-iran-russia-syria\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">May 2023 Report: Families Protest as Executions Soar in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307996 size-medium\" title=\"Monthly May 2023 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Monthly-May-2023-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Monthly May 2023 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Monthly-May-2023-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Monthly-May-2023-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Monthly-May-2023-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Monthly-May-2023-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The month of May saw the executions of at least 144 prisoners in Iran, including three women and three political prisoners. One of the three women executed was the 39-year-old Madineh Sabzevan, the mother of five children. She was hanged on drug-related charges while the mullahs\u2019 parliament had approved a bill on August 13, 2017, not to restrict the death penalty to drug lords and crime syndicates and punish small-time offenders with jail time. Investigations show most drug peddlers are not actual smugglers or ringleaders but are dragged and\/or tempted into the crime due to poverty, joblessness, and hopelessness. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/financialtribune.com\/articles\/people\/70331\/majlis-endorses-bill-to-restrict-death-penalty-for-drug-crimes#:~:text=If%20signed%20into%20law%20after,will%20be%20sentenced%20to%20death.\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a>, August 14, 2017)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/06\/01\/families-protest-as-executions-soar-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Unbelievable Rise of Iran\u2019s Affluent Class: A Consequence of Corruption<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260659 size-medium\" title=\"Iran-poverty-record\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iran-poverty-record-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-poverty-record\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iran-poverty-record-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iran-poverty-record-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iran-poverty-record-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iran-poverty-record-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iran-poverty-record.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mafia government of the Mullahs, nepotism, discrimination, capital exploitation, and the emergence of Iran\u2019s affluent class are the consequences of a sick economy in Iran.\u00a0Hussein Raghfar, an economics professor, stated on Saturday, 18 Dec 2021, that we must identify who and for what purpose hinder the economic reforms. In his opinion, the most significant obstacle to \u201creforms\u201d is the existence of an \u201coligarchic class\u201d with presence and influence within the \u201cpower structure.\u201d Through their network of relationships, they have acquired and accumulated vast wealth. This economist\u2019s reference to Iran\u2019s affluent class is a recent phenomenon, arising from clinging to sources of power and accumulating astronomical wealth, leading to an anti-production phenomenon within the ruling system of Khamenei. This government has deep connections with this class and has always been its supporter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/an-unbelievable-rise-of-irans-affluent-class\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgium Has Joined Europe\u2019s Hall of Shame<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307998 size-medium\" title=\"international policy digest logo (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/international-policy-digest-logo-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"international policy digest logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgium is a country that describes itself as being in the heart of Europe. It hosts the headquarters of the European Parliament and the European Commission. It prides itself on embracing the institutions that have promulgated the EU\u2019s core pillars of freedom, justice, and human rights. With a single stroke, Alexander De Croo, Belgium\u2019s prime minister, and his government have destroyed that legacy and plunged their country into Europe\u2019s Hall of Shame. By freeing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/intpolicydigest.org\/details-of-2018-terror-plot-calls-for-new-approach-to-iran\/\">Assadollah Assadi<\/a>, the Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a plan to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Paris, the Belgian government has scraped the bottom of the barrel of ignominy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intpolicydigest.org\/belgium-has-joined-europe-s-hall-of-shame\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women\u2019s Rights Activist Mojgan Keshavarz Describes Beatings and Humiliation in Qarchak<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307995 size-medium\" title=\"mojgan keshavarz1 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mojgan-keshavarz1-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"mojgan keshavarz1 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mojgan-keshavarz1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mojgan-keshavarz1-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mojgan-keshavarz1-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mojgan-keshavarz1-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women\u2019s rights activist Mojgan Keshavarz has revealed that during her detention in prison, she was subjected to unethical mistreatment and beatings by prison agents.\u00a0Women\u2019s rights activist Mojgan Keshavarz has stated that prison officials ordered her to strip completely naked for them to take photographs, and they treated her inappropriately and disrespectfully. The inhumane violence described by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/01\/21\/mojgan-keshavarz-corruption-on-earth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ms. Keshavarz<\/a>\u00a0has been\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/me_too_iran\/status\/1662547803497701381\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener\">shared in a tweet thread<\/a>.\u00a0In the tweets, she explains that after her arrest and transfer to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qarchak prison<\/a>, prison agents in the camera room demanded that she strip naked to take photographs. Ms. Keshavarz asked for the unjustifiable reason behind this demand, and in response, the agents said that it was intended to instill fear in detainees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/06\/01\/rights-activist-mojgan-keshavarz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Endemic Corruption in Iran\u2019s Government-Run Companies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249030 size-medium alignleft\" title=\"coins-money\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/coins-money-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"coins-money\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/coins-money-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/coins-money-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/coins-money-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/coins-money-696x281.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/coins-money.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the realm of the Iran regime\u2019s political and economic landscape, where government-run companies hold significant sway, a disturbing reality lurks behind the fa\u00e7ade of state control and public service. These entities, designed to drive economic growth and provide essential services to the nation, have become breeding grounds for corruption.\u00a0As we delve into the depths of this hidden realm, it becomes evident that corruption within these entities is not an isolated incident, but a systemic issue deeply ingrained in their DNA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/the-endemic-corruption-in-irans-government-run-companies\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Copenhagen\u2014May 31, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Protest Rally Against the Appeasement Policy and the Release of Iran\u2019s Regime Diplomat-Terrorist<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Copenhagen&mdash;May 31, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Protest Rally Against the Appeasement Policy...\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_KxCf9af6gB8\" itemprop=\"video\" 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href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and freedom-loving Iranians held a protest rally against the appeasement policy and the release of Iran\u2019s regime\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/05\/iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadollah-assadi-released-in-controversial-prisoner-swap-by-belgian-government\/45974\/\">diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi<\/a>.\u00a0Iranian community in Copenhagen also express their solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>\u00a0and demanded to blacklist the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/look-irans-revolutionary-guards\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">IRGC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/06\/copenhagen-may-31-2023-mek-supporters-held-a-protest-rally-against-the-appeasement-policy-and-the-release-of-irans-regime-diplomat-terrorist\/46120\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brussels\u2014May 30, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Protest Rally Against the Appeasement Policy and the Release of Iran\u2019s Regime Diplomat-Terrorist<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Brussels&mdash;May 30, 2023: MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy...\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_6CglJVkvnVM\" 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%2F6CglJVkvnVM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6CglJVkvnVM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-31T18:31:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_6CglJVkvnVM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F6CglJVkvnVM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Brussels\u2014May 30, 2023: MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy...<\/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\/6CglJVkvnVM\" 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%2F6CglJVkvnVM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels&mdash;May 30, 2023: MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy...\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Brussels\u2014May 30, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy and the release of Iran&#039;s regime Diplomat-Terrorist. They also supported the Iran Revolution and demanded to blacklist the IRGC.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Brussels\u2014May 30, 2023: \u00a0<\/strong>Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and freedom-loving Iranians held a protest rally against the appeasement policy and the release of Iran\u2019s regime\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/05\/iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadollah-assadi-released-in-controversial-prisoner-swap-by-belgian-government\/45974\/\">diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/06\/brussels-may-30-2023-mek-supporters-held-a-protest-rally-against-the-appeasement-policy-and-the-release-of-irans-regime-diplomat-terrorist\/46088\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hague\u2014May 30, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Protest Rally Against the Appeasement Policy and the Release of Iran\u2019s Regime Diplomat-Terrorist<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"The Hague&mdash;May 30, 2023: MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy...\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_I-1MRxKt5I4\" 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%2FI-1MRxKt5I4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-1MRxKt5I4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M36S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-31T17:18:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_I-1MRxKt5I4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FI-1MRxKt5I4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">The Hague\u2014May 30, 2023: MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy...<\/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\/I-1MRxKt5I4\" 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%2FI-1MRxKt5I4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"The Hague&mdash;May 30, 2023: MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy...\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The Hague\u2014May 30, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a protest rally against the appeasement policy and the release of Iran&#039;s regime Diplomat-Terrorist. They also express solidarity with the Iran Revolution and condemned the wave of 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>The Hague\u2014May 30, 2023: \u00a0<\/strong>Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and freedom-loving Iranians held a protest rally against the appeasement policy and the release of Iran\u2019s regime\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/05\/iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadollah-assadi-released-in-controversial-prisoner-swap-by-belgian-government\/45974\/\">diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/06\/the-hague-may-30-2023-mek-supporters-held-protest-rallies-against-the-appeasement-policy-and-the-release-of-irans-regime-diplomat-terrorist\/46082\/\" 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-june-1-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 1,<\/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 US Sanctions Target Iran&rsquo;s Internet Censorship Amid Protests WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) &ndash; The United States said [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307991","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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