{"id":309697,"date":"2023-07-18T05:37:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T04:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=309697"},"modified":"2023-07-18T20:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T19:40:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-18-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-18-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 18, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-309700\" title=\"iran sanandaj protest retirees 17072023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-sanandaj-protest-retirees-17072023.jpg\" alt=\"iran sanandaj protest retirees 17072023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-sanandaj-protest-retirees-17072023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-sanandaj-protest-retirees-17072023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-sanandaj-protest-retirees-17072023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-sanandaj-protest-retirees-17072023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-sanandaj-protest-retirees-17072023-696x391.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: 9:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 18\u2014Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Gathering by disabled people, protesting the transfer of the transportation company for the handicap to the private sector.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4PCkIsYks\">pic.twitter.com\/W4PCkIsYks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681234261578227714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Yazd, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees resume protests to reiterate their demands for higher pensions and basic rights. <br \/>&quot;Shame on the government!&quot; the protesters are chanting.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOxVidM6uv\">pic.twitter.com\/FOxVidM6uv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681237293380542469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees resume protests to reiterate their demands for higher pensions and basic rights.<br \/>Protesters call for unity among retirees in the government, military, and social security sector.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uIzXb1tWb\">pic.twitter.com\/6uIzXb1tWb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681230305137442816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Shiraz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees hold protest rally in front of the provincial offices of the state-run retirement fund to reiterate their demands for higher pensions and basic rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pSGln6j5ht\">pic.twitter.com\/pSGln6j5ht<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681257462635147265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees hold protest rally to reiterate their demands for higher pensions and basic rights.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/904dsbZocb\">pic.twitter.com\/904dsbZocb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681257004810027009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Teachers hold rally in front of the offices of the education ministry, protesting their poor living conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qH5hSCXafr\">pic.twitter.com\/qH5hSCXafr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681261848723693570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Hamadan, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Protest rally by retired government employees.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajGg2T43kI\">pic.twitter.com\/ajGg2T43kI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681263606367764480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Qazvin, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees hold protest rally in front of the provincial offices of the state-run retirement fund to reiterate their demands for higher pensions and basic rights.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/33pL7pdwmi\">pic.twitter.com\/33pL7pdwmi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681332442651656193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 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\">July 18\u2014Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>This morning, security forces attacked the Khajeh Mask village with 20 vehicles and destroyed the homes of many of its inhabitants.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOOnK6Uyoi\">pic.twitter.com\/TOOnK6Uyoi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1681331917038256131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran Outraged After Italian Parliament Supports Iranian Opposition Group Seeking \u2018Free\u2019 Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301242 alignleft\" title=\"breitbart logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/breitbart-logo.jpg\" alt=\"breitbart logo\" width=\"322\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian opposition MEK (Mujahadin-e Khalq) political leader and President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi was met with cheers from supporters as she attended a Wednesday session of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Italian Parliament dedicated to discussing the latest developments in Iran, including the nationwide uprising. The session, chaired by Mr. Giangiacomo Calovini, a representative from the Fratelli d\u2019Italia (the Brothers of Italy) ruling party, was followed by her addressing a joint meeting of representatives from the Italian Parliament and Senate, along with members from both chambers of the Italian legislature. Italian representatives expressed their support for the Iranian people\u2019s uprising, rejected the current dictatorship of the mullahs, and endorsed Rajavi\u2019s \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"x5l\">Ten Point Plan<\/a>,\u201d which aims to ensure Iranians\u2019 freedom of expression and assembly \u2014 as well as the right to choose their elected leaders \u2014 as part of the path toward a free, secular, and democratic Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News, NCRI\u2019s Ali Safavi, a member of the NCRI\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee who serves as president of Near East Policy Research (NEPR), suggested that the \u201cvehement reaction displayed by the Iranian regime must be interpreted in light of the palpable fear festering within the mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis anxiety is being fueled by the escalating recognition and sway of the Iranian resistance, which is progressively fortifying its foothold both domestically and on the global stage,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe surge in support is significantly catalyzed by the mounting international endorsement of Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s visionary Ten-Point Plan for a democratic Iran\u2014a blueprint for human rights and democracy that boldly stands in stark contrast to the regime\u2019s medievalist rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/16\/tehran-outraged-after-italian-parliament-supports-iranian-opposition-group-seeking-free-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fearing Social Backlash, Ebrahim Raisi Distances Himself from Morality Police<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-42527 size-medium\" title=\"morality-police-at-work-tehran-450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/morality-police-at-work-tehran-450-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"morality-police-at-work-tehran-450\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/morality-police-at-work-tehran-450-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/morality-police-at-work-tehran-450-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/morality-police-at-work-tehran-450-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/morality-police-at-work-tehran-450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Iranian regime, has distanced himself from the reinstatement of &#8220;morality police&#8221; patrols, fearing potential social backlash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the spokesperson for the State Security Forces (SSF) announced that the order to implement these patrols came from the executive and judicial branches, Raisi requested to have his name removed from the list of applicants for this plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1402\/04\/26\/2927380\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasnim news agency<\/a> reported today, &#8220;There have been claims by some media outlets that the order from the executive and judicial branches, as announced by the SSF spokesperson, may not be valid. Individuals within the government, in contact with the news agency, have requested the removal of this information, stating that it was not issued by the president&#8217;s office. However, as the SSF spokesperson officially raised the issue, if there is a need for denial, clarification should be provided directly from the relevant parties involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Situation Is Critical, Warns High Ranking Cleric<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309719 alignleft\" title=\"iran arman meli mostafa pour mohammadi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-arman-meli-mostafa-pour-mohammadi.jpg\" alt=\"iran arman meli mostafa pour mohammadi\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-arman-meli-mostafa-pour-mohammadi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-arman-meli-mostafa-pour-mohammadi-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-arman-meli-mostafa-pour-mohammadi-150x148.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trying to mobilize rival factions within the regime, Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, a high-ranking cleric expressed concern about the state of society and warned that the situation of the regime is critical.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state-run newspaper <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armanmeli.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-126\/1061426-%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B7-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%B7%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B5-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85\" rel=\"noopener\">Arman-e Melli on July 17<\/a>, Pour-Mohammadi who attended a meeting about the upcoming parliamentary elections, said, &#8220;The country is facing critical conditions, and we need coordination and planning from various aspects. We must successfully navigate through this situation and create hopeful conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The goals of a society should be appropriate to the circumstances. The desirable outcome, which is high participation, occurs when people are involved,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Today, we are facing serious deficiencies in the country, and we have reached a common understanding. The administrative system of the country is problematic and defective, which has nothing to do with the political leniency of the government. On the other hand, economic pressures have intensified. Anyone who is concerned about the transformation of the country should make efforts in this regard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi is a member of the &#8216;Death Committee&#8217; involved in the mass killings of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 and has held very high positions in the regime for several decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this meeting, Mohammadreza Bahonar, a former member of the presiding board of the parliament, also tried to persuade competing factions to put aside differences for the regime to forge unity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stated, &#8220;Participation in this election has a special significance. We have always been in a unique situation, but the issue of elections is different because voter turnout will matter. Since the beginning of the revolution, we tied legitimacy to the level of people&#8217;s participation in governance. Therefore, we should strive for increased participation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi Addresses Luigi Einaudi Foundation in Italy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309699 size-medium\" title=\"Luigi Einaudi Foundation, Maryam Rajavi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Luigi-Einaudi-Foundation-Maryam-Rajavi-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Einaudi Foundation, Maryam Rajavi\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Luigi-Einaudi-Foundation-Maryam-Rajavi-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Luigi-Einaudi-Foundation-Maryam-Rajavi-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Luigi-Einaudi-Foundation-Maryam-Rajavi-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Luigi-Einaudi-Foundation-Maryam-Rajavi-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Luigi-Einaudi-Foundation-Maryam-Rajavi.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon the invitation of the Luigi Einaudi Foundation,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0attended a meeting at this research center. During her visit to this renowned research center, she discussed the economic and social crises plaguing the clerical regime, as well as the recent developments in the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and Resistance. Furthermore, she shared her perspectives on the appropriate approach to confront the clerical regime in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran<\/strong><\/a> and responded to a variety of questions.\u00a0Established 62 years ago, the Einaudi Foundation is named after Luigi Einaudi, the first President of Italy following the Second World War. It serves as a distinguished cultural, political, and economic research center in Italy.\u00a0The meeting commenced with the opening remarks from Senator Andrea Cangini, the Secretary General of the Luigi Einaudi Foundation, who warmly welcomed Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/meeting-at-luigi-einaudi-foundation-italy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Return of the Morality Police Is a Sign of the Regime\u2019s Weakness<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309698 size-medium\" title=\"iran guidance patrol morality police\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-guidance-patrol-morality-police-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"iran guidance patrol morality police\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-guidance-patrol-morality-police-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-guidance-patrol-morality-police-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-guidance-patrol-morality-police.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state media, State Security Force commander Mohammad Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi announced on July 16: \u201cThe police are dealing with those who break the norm with car and pedestrian patrols across the country on July 16.\u201d He added: \u201cThis action follows the emphasis of the president and the judiciary.\u201d The official announcement of the start of the criminal patrols known as\u00a0<em>Ershad<\/em>\u00a0(guidance), also known as the \u201cmorality police,\u201d is while in the last few days, videos have been published on social and state media showing arrests and threats against women and issuing inhumane and contemptible sentences against those arrested. One of these hateful sentences is washing corpses for a month in the cemetery in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-return-of-the-morality-police-is-a-sign-of-the-regimes-weakness\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Regime\u2019s Desperate Struggle To Stay In Power Through Repression, Terrorism, and Global Influence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-45950 size-medium\" title=\"women-arrested-morality-400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/women-arrested-morality-400-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"women-arrested-morality-400\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/women-arrested-morality-400-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/women-arrested-morality-400.jpeg 406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran regime\u2019s struggle for the future continues despite a temporary subsiding of protests that began nine months ago. The regime in Tehran, desperate to maintain its hold on power, has unleashed a fresh wave of repression. Executions and acts of terror are part of the regime\u2019s tactics, with ethnic minorities such as Kurds, Balochs, and Arabs being primary targets. The regime\u2019s influence has even reached Europe, as France canceled a planned rally by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), raising security concerns as an excuse and concerns about violence instigated by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/iran-regimes-desperate-struggle-to-stay-in-power-through-repression-terrorism-and-global-influence\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Us Ignores Iran\u2019s Active Nuclear Weapons Activities by Using \u2018Defective\u2019 Definition: Expert<\/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;\">A leading American expert on Iran\u2019s alleged nuclear weapons program asserts the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence\u2019s new report applied an obsolete definition when it assessed last week that Tehran is not currently pursuing atomic weapons.\u00a0The two-page\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/assessments\/Iran-Nuclear-Weapons-Capability-and-Terrorism-Monitoring-Act-of-2022.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">unclassified U.S. intelligence<\/a>\u00a0report, which was released last week, stated &#8220;Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would be necessary to produce a testable nuclear device.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When asked about a\u00a0series of European intelligence reports from the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany that point to Iran\u2019s regime actively building a nuclear weapons program,\u00a0David Albright, a physicist who is the founder and president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital, &#8220;It is a matter of how Europeans define a nuclear weapon program vs. USA intelligence community\u2019s definition, combined with a serious post-Iraqi WMD\u00a0[Weapons of Mass Destruction]\u00a0analytical paralysis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-ignores-irans-active-nuclear-weapons-activities-by-using-defective-definition-expert\" 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-july-17-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 17,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET Tuesday Protests in Iran July 18&mdash;Tehran #IranGathering by disabled people, protesting the transfer of the transportation company [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":309700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-309697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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