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UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n The crisis of shortage of medicine has intensified the factional infighting within the regime. The state-run Dideban-Iran wrote today<\/a>: “Some medicines are scarce in the country and the number of rare drugs is increasing. Currently, 180 medicines are in short supply. While some drugs cannot be found in the pharmacy, they are available in the market, and this shows poor supervision and drug hoarding.”<\/p>\n Hossein Ali Shahriari, a member of the regime\u2019s parliament, said: “Although we announced a shortage of 131 drugs in the Commission’s report, in fact, about 170 to 180 drugs have become scarce in the country, and this list will unfortunately expand.”<\/p>\n Mohsen Bandpey, another member of the parliament, stated: \u201cIt was previously announced that there is a shortage of about 90 types of medicine, but now it is announced that we have a shortage of 141 types of medicine. There is a shortage of medicine for special treatments and equivalent medicines are imported, which are not recommended for patients at all. Also, regular drugs such as antibiotics and serums have become scarce as well.”<\/p>\n The surging tides of dissent in\u00a0Iran<\/a>, reminiscent of the seismic anti-monarchical revolution of 1979, beckon us to engage in a profound re-evaluation of Western policy. While some may be swayed by the siren call of engagement with the clerical regime, a growing chorus of dissenting voices resounds, urging us to adopt a more resolute approach. A formidable coalition comprised of esteemed former government officials from North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East implores the international community to seize this historic opportunity and wholeheartedly embrace the fervent aspirations of the Iranian people for a democratic republic.<\/p>\n However, today, we are confronted with reminders of past failures. This month, two disturbing incidents thrust the question of Western policy towards\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0back into the glaring spotlight. First, the French authorities shockingly announced their intention to prohibit a momentous opposition rally scheduled to be held in Paris on July 1. Ostensibly justified by purported \u201csecurity threats\u201d emanating from\u00a0Tehran<\/a>, this decision represents a dismal capitulation to the demands of the Iranian regime, which views the rally\u2019s organizer, the National Council of Resistance of\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0(NCRI), as an existential threat to its oppressive rule.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Amidst the myriad of global challenges that confront us, the imperative to address Iran’s religious fascism and the dire circumstances faced by its people cannot be overstated. It is incumbent upon us, therefore, to embark upon a transformative shift in the Western approach to Iran, one that reverberates far beyond the confines of its borders.\u00a0The theocratic regime, by virtue of its associations with terrorism exportation, warmongering propensities, and the propagation of religious fundamentalism, has undeniably become a byword for perniciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0The recent eruption of popular dissent within Iran, which commenced in September, serves as a compelling testament to the unwavering determination of the Iranian populace to effectuate the demise of this tyrannical regime. Notably, women have emerged as resolute leaders, their ascendancy building upon the resilient struggle that the organized opposition has waged over the course of four decades.<\/span><\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n The recent release of masses of documents hacked from the\u00a0Iranian regime<\/a>\u2019s foreign affairs ministry and from the president\u2019s private office in Tehran has revealed disturbing evidence of the mullahs\u2019 unrelenting determination to develop nuclear weapons. Members of a hacktivist group known as Ghyam Sarnegouni (\u2018Rise to Overthrow\u2019), affiliated with resistance units of the main democratic opposition movement, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), has released a treasure trove of top-secret documents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n These include an exchange of letters late last year between Mohammad Eslami, who heads the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), and President Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, known as \u201cthe Butcher of Tehran\u201d. In a handwritten letter to Raisi dated November 27, Eslami asks how the \u00a31.7 billion budgeted for expanding the nuclear programme will be paid. Two days later, on November 29, an official typed letter from the president\u2019s office, signed by his chief of staff, was sent to the head of the regime\u2019s Plan and Budget Organisation, instructing him to approve the payment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n On Monday, June 26, retired employees of the telecommunications industry who supposed to receive their wages from the regime’s Social Security Organization took to the streets in in Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz<\/a>, Sanandaj<\/a>, Tabriz<\/a>, Kermanshah, Arak, Shiraz<\/a>, Shahr-e Kord<\/a>, Sari, Bandar Abbas, Shush<\/a>, and Shushtar.<\/p>\n June 26\u2014 #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOfficials Admit to Serious Scarcity of Drugs in Iran<\/h3>\n
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\nThe West\u2019s Moment of Truth in Iran<\/h3>\n
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\nA Transformative Shift in the Western Approach to Iran Regime<\/h3>\n
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\nIran on Brink of Nuclear Missile? Hacked Documents Help Reveal How Tehran Is Getting Closer to a Nuke Capable of Evading Israel\u2019s Defences \u2013 Struan Stevenson<\/h3>\n
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\nProtests and Rallies Across Iran on Monday<\/h3>\n
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Retirees and pensioners of the regime's telecommunications industry in rally in Ilam, Bandar Abbas, Khorram Abad, and Arak protest low pensions, healthcare problems, and poor living conditions. #IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IoHYH6Kv4f<\/a><\/p>\n