{"id":308370,"date":"2023-06-13T06:23:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=308370"},"modified":"2023-06-13T21:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:47:43","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 13, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308376\" title=\"iran retirees protests 12062023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-retirees-protests-12062023.jpg\" alt=\"iran retirees protests 12062023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-retirees-protests-12062023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-retirees-protests-12062023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-retirees-protests-12062023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-retirees-protests-12062023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-retirees-protests-12062023-696x391.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: 10:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jordanian Army Says It Downs Drone Carrying Drugs From Syria<\/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\">AMMAN, June 13 (Reuters) &#8211; The Jordanian army said on Tuesday it had downed a drone carrying drugs from Syria into its northern frontier region, and it said Jordan would not allow the border area to become a front line in an Iran-linked drug war.<\/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\">The kingdom has blamed pro-Iranian militias, who it says are protected by units within the Syrian army, for smuggling drugs across its borders towards lucrative Gulf markets.<\/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-2\">Damascus says it is doing its best to curb smuggling and continues to bust smuggler rings in the south. It denies complicity by Iranian-backed militias linked to its army and security forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/jordanian-army-says-it-downs-drone-carrying-drugs-syria-2023-06-13\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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;\">Tuesday, June 13, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anti-regime protests are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668570190043545600?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">spreading<\/a> across various cities in Iran as people express their discontent with the ruling apparatus and demand their rights, especially considering the country&#8217;s struggling economy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 13 &#8211; Saqqez, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals are continuing their general strike<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YeYGQzfuI5\">pic.twitter.com\/YeYGQzfuI5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668553797474418690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the city of Saqqez, western Iran, bazaar merchants, and storeowners went on strike today. Their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668551416464703490?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> is in response to the regime&#8217;s proposed changes to the local cemetery, aimed at obstructing access to the grave of Mahsa Amini and limiting access to the surrounding roads. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668552539741237249?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Saqqez<\/a> is\u00a0the hometown of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old who tragically lost her life while in the custody of regime <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668550022844039170?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">authorities<\/a> in Tehran back in September 2022. She was arrested for the alleged offense of not adhering to the hair-covering rules. Her death at the hands of the regime&#8217;s self-proclaimed &#8220;Morality Police&#8221; triggered widespread protests and a significant uprising against the mullahs&#8217; regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 13 &#8211; Saqqez, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Additional footage from the locals&#39; general strike<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rO3mOsZp1j\">pic.twitter.com\/rO3mOsZp1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668552539741237249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the city of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668592029037899777\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorud<\/a>\u00a0in Lorestan Province, western Iran, local cement factory workers held a gathering and protested the regime\u2019s new bill that aims to raise their retirement age and deprive them of their rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locals farmers in the town of Chenaran in Razavi Khorasan Province of northeast Iran held a gathering on Tuesday, protesting electricity blackouts at their nearby wells. Regime authorities are imposing blackouts and only providing electricity to these farmers four days a week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 13 &#8211; Dorud, Lorestan Province, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Local cement factory workers are protesting the regime&#39;s new bill that aims to raise their retirement age and deprive them of their rights.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yenNYTMvG6\">pic.twitter.com\/yenNYTMvG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668592029037899777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bazaar merchants and storeowners in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668555056243671040?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Ardabil<\/a>, a large city in northwest Iran, closed their shops and went on strike on Tuesday protesting heavy taxes imposed by regime officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Farmers in the town of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668556314367205376\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalfard<\/a> in the Kerman Province of south-central Iran protested a recent decision by regime officials to shut down local well pumps that are depriving their lands and crops of water.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 13 &#8211; Dalfard, Kerman Province, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Farmers are protesting regime officials&#39; decision to shut down well pumps that is denying their lands and crops of water.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mlNVfBd5ud\">pic.twitter.com\/mlNVfBd5ud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1668556314367205376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 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;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Struan Stevenson: Worldwide Backing for Rajavi\u2019s Plan Can Give Iran a New Future<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308388 size-medium\" title=\"the sunday post logo (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/the-sunday-post-logo-1-300x180.png\" alt=\"the sunday post logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/the-sunday-post-logo-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/the-sunday-post-logo-1-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/the-sunday-post-logo-1.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their majority support was revealed at a special meeting in Westminster, on Wednesday, attended by MPs and peers from all parties. The document signed by the 82 MSPs also recognised the nature and importance of the underlying movement for regime change. This declaration is of key importance, as it comes at a time when the Iranian regime is working tirelessly to promote the idea that the status quo has been reestablished across the country, following the most recent nationwide uprising that began last September, after the 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, was killed by morality police\u2019 in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of the slogans call for \u201cdeath to the dictator\u201d, deliberately recognising no difference between the current regime\u2019s supreme leader and the Shah who was overthrown in 1979, despite the surprise re-emergence of Shah\u2019s son, Reza Pahlavi. The recurring nationwide protests have been coordinated since at least 2014 by a network of \u201cResistance Units\u201d affiliated with the leading pro-democracy opposition group, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or MEK. This group stands at the head of a coalition known as the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which in turn has designated someone to serve as transitional president after the mullahs are overthrown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaypost.com\/fp\/worldwide-backing-for-rajavis-plan-can-give-iran-a-new-future\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anger and Violence Against Security Forces is Becoming Norm, Newspaper Close to Khamenei Warns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308384 alignleft\" title=\"iran farhikhtegan violence norm2 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-farhikhtegan-violence-norm2-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran farhikhtegan violence norm2 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-farhikhtegan-violence-norm2-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-farhikhtegan-violence-norm2-1-150x80.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> In an article that was published today, a newspaper run by Supreme Leader Khamenei&#8217;s senior advisor Ali Akbar Velayati warned that if attacking security forces becomes a routine, it will endanger the security of the regime itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citing a recent incident where a police officer was overrun by an Iranian angry citizen, the state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/farhikhtegandaily.com\/page\/238191\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Farhikhtegan daily wrote<\/a>: &#8220;The concept being discussed here is the presence of violence within the framework of civil unrest, or more accurately, a negative form of conflict. Even if a member of the law enforcement forces is tragically killed, it can be seen as a consequence of the imposed nature of the conflict. Essentially, what we are witnessing is an ideological imposition that no longer views struggle as conscious or rational, but rather portrays it as blind fury. Each time, it resorts to extreme violence and attempts to justify it as a form of resistance. However, this perspective, despite its striking resemblance to the ideas of the organization of the hypocrites in the 1980s, is more of a state of unawareness and delusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Hypocrites<\/em> is the pejorative term mainly used by the regime to smear and defame the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK\/PMOI) Organization in Iran&#8217;s society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;However, it is crucial to consider the potential consequences that may arise from this normalization,&#8221; Farhikhtegan added. &#8220;Treating these events as mere crime stories and giving them similar news value poses a significant risk to national security. In such situations, we come across individuals who have a tendency to boycott anything announced by the government. Some people may sympathize with certain scenes due to psychological factors, associating them with governance shortcomings. However, it is important to recognize that this is not merely a psychological mindset that can be easily disregarded; it actually contributes to normalizing extreme violence. This psychological mindset, which leads to such dismissal, is gradually normalizing anger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">People Across Iran Are Protesting Regime\u2019s Cruelty and Economic Hardship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308373 size-medium\" title=\"iran protests 12062023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-protests-12062023-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests 12062023\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-protests-12062023-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-protests-12062023-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-protests-12062023.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 270<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Monday following a day of protests by different sectors of the Iranian society coupled a busy weekend of rallies by members of the Iranian Diaspora, especially supporters of the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK, in support of the Iranian people\u2019s revolution. Retirees of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization and Iran\u2019s disabled community were in the streets demanding their rights and for the regime to abide by its own laws. The country\u2019s economy is in shambles and millions of people are finding it extremely difficult to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People throughout Iran continue to specifically hold the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">A<\/a>l<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">i Khamenei<\/a> 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\/people-across-iran-are-protesting-regimes-cruelty-and-economic-hardship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mojgan Bagheri and Zahra Esfandiari Defend Their Cases in Court<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308375 size-medium\" title=\"Teacher activists Mojgan Bagheri Zahra Esfandiari min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Teacher-activists-Mojgan-Bagheri-Zahra-Esfandiari-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher activists Mojgan Bagheri Zahra Esfandiari min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Teacher-activists-Mojgan-Bagheri-Zahra-Esfandiari-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Teacher-activists-Mojgan-Bagheri-Zahra-Esfandiari-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Teacher-activists-Mojgan-Bagheri-Zahra-Esfandiari-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Teacher-activists-Mojgan-Bagheri-Zahra-Esfandiari-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first branch of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court convened on Saturday, June 10, 2023, to examine the charges against two\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1488508588842704896\" rel=\"noopener\">teachers\u2019 union activists<\/a> of Fars province, Mojgan Bagheri and Zahra Esfandiari.\u00a0During this hearing, the teachers\u2019 union activists defended themselves against the \u201ccommunity and collusion\u201d charge.\u00a0On the same day, the first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz also examined the charges leveled against other teachers\u2019 union activists of Fars province: Gholamreza Gholami, Mohammad Ali Zhamtokash, Asghar Amirzadegan, Afshin Razmjo, and Abdul Razzaq.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/06\/12\/mojgan-bagheri-and-zahra-esfandiari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Public Statements, Leaked Documents Highlight Iran\u2019s Plans to Attack Western Interests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308374 size-medium\" title=\"Iran militias in Syria\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Iran-militias-in-Syria-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran militias in Syria\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Iran-militias-in-Syria-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Iran-militias-in-Syria-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Iran-militias-in-Syria-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Iran-militias-in-Syria-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Iran-militias-in-Syria.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em> reported on June 1 that Iran and Russia had been jointly developing plans to push the remaining US military presence out of Syria, where around 900 personnel remain embedded with Kurdish forces that maintain nominal control over the eastern part of the country. Although Syria\u2019s civil war has lasted for 12 years, the situation remains tense as the Iranian and the dictator Bashar al-Assad struggle to regain full control over all territory, while moderate and secular rebel groups help to hold back a potential resurgence of extremist groups such as ISIS.\u00a0Descriptions of the Iranian and Russian plans are largely based upon leaked communications from a Discord server maintained by Iran-backed militant groups. These indicate that the Iranian regime plans to escalate its\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/middle-east\/the-iranian-regimes-destabilizing-influence-in-the-middle-east\/\" rel=\"noopener\">proxy attacks<\/a> on US forces in Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/middle-east\/public-statements-leaked-documents-highlight-irans-plans-to-attack-western-interests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Threat of Death Penalty for Ahvaz\u2019s Imprisoned Activists<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308372 size-medium\" title=\"six Arab citizens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/six-Arab-citizens-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"six Arab citizens\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/six-Arab-citizens-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/six-Arab-citizens-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/six-Arab-citizens-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/six-Arab-citizens.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has recently imprisoned dozens of political activists from Ahvaz, subjecting them to long-term sentences. The execution orders for six Arab citizens are also on their agenda. The names of these Arab citizens are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Habib Deris, 40 years old, born in 1983. He is from the Kut Sayyed Saleh area in Ahvaz and belongs to the Arab ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Ali Mojdam, 40 years old, born in 1983. He is an Arab citizen from the Kut Sayyed Saleh area in Ahvaz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Moein Khanfari, 30 years old, born in 1993. He is from the Kut Sayyed Saleh area in Ahvaz and belongs to the Arab ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/06\/12\/the-threat-of-death-penalty-for-ahvazs-imprisoned-activists\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Children Forgotten: Iran\u2019s Regime Prioritizes Repression Over Child Labor Solutions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-308371 size-medium\" title=\"Children Forgotten\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Children Forgotten\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Children-Forgotten.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Child labor remains a pressing issue in Iran, with\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/socially\/6294-iran-s-people-live-in-poverty-the-regime-does-nothing.html\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">poverty\u00a0<\/a>serving as the primary driver. On World Day Against Child Labor, the United Nations theme \u201cSocial Justice for All. End Child Labor!\u201d calls for addressing the root causes of child labor. However, in Iran, the government\u2019s indifference and lack of action exacerbate the crisis.\u00a0Children in Iran can be found working in various sectors, including the streets, underground workshops, brick kilns, factories, and farms.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s=Poverty+\">Poverty\u00a0<\/a>forces many children into labor to support their impoverished families.\u00a0Accurate statistics on child labor in Iran are scarce, but available data reveals a concerning trend, especially in major cities. Poverty in the country continues to worsen, with an additional 11 million people pushed below the poverty line due to a soaring 69% inflation rate in April 2023. Even the middle class faces the risk of slipping into poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/06\/children-forgotten-irans-regime-prioritizes-repression-over-child-labor-solutions\/46472\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">London\u2014June 10, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"London&mdash;June 10, 2023: MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_FO86Ue8HhiA\" 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%2FFO86Ue8HhiA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FO86Ue8HhiA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-06-12T18:10:59Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_FO86Ue8HhiA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFO86Ue8HhiA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">London\u2014June 10, 2023: MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with 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\/FO86Ue8HhiA\" 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%2FFO86Ue8HhiA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"London&mdash;June 10, 2023: MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with the Iran Revolution\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London\u2014June 10, 2023:\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with the Iran Revolution. London, England\u2014June 10, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the Iran Revolution. They also condemned 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>London, England\u2014June 10, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\">MEK\u00a0<\/a>supporters in London condemned the wave of brutal executions in Iran by the religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/06\/london-june-10-2023-mek-supporters-held-a-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/46486\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm, Sweden\u2014June 10, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm&mdash;June 10, 2023:&nbsp;MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Jh6sFnaL3p4\" 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%2FJh6sFnaL3p4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jh6sFnaL3p4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M24S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-06-11T19:11:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Jh6sFnaL3p4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJh6sFnaL3p4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm\u2014June 10, 2023:\u00a0MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with 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\/Jh6sFnaL3p4\" 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%2FJh6sFnaL3p4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm&mdash;June 10, 2023:&nbsp;MEK supporters held a rally in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, Sweden\u2014June 10, 2023:\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in front of the Swedish Parliament in solidarity with the Iran Revolution. They also condemned 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>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014June 10, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in front of the Swedish Parliament in solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/06\/stockholm-sweden-june-10-2023-mek-supporters-held-a-rally-in-support-of-the-iran-revolution\/46455\/\" 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-june-12-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 12,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Jordanian Army Says It Downs Drone Carrying Drugs From Syria AMMAN, June 13 (Reuters) &ndash; The Jordanian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":308376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-308370","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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