{"id":309996,"date":"2023-07-25T06:57:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T05:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=309996"},"modified":"2023-07-25T22:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:22:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-25-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-25-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 25, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-309998\" title=\"iran retirees protest 24072023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-retirees-protest-24072023.jpg\" alt=\"iran retirees protest 24072023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-retirees-protest-24072023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-retirees-protest-24072023-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-retirees-protest-24072023-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-retirees-protest-24072023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-retirees-protest-24072023-696x390.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><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">July 25\u2014Sanandaj, western <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Retired teachers and workers of the education sector hold a protest rally in front of the provincial offices of the government retirement fund, demanding higher pensions and other basic demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Protesters chanting: &#8220;The government and the Majlis are lying to the people!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More footage of today&#39;s protest rally by retired employees of the education sector in Sanandaj.<br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;The government and the Majlis are lying to the people!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4q8ODlTEqh\">pic.twitter.com\/4q8ODlTEqh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683874557566898177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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\">More footage of today&#39;s protest rally by the retirees of the education sector in Yazd. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FFWZ8ywqmo\">pic.twitter.com\/FFWZ8ywqmo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683874182830886914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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 25\u2014Qazvin, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired teachers and workers of the education sector hold protest rally in front of the provincial offices of the government retirement fund, demanding higher pensions and other basic demands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HhU4bRwrTS\">pic.twitter.com\/HhU4bRwrTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683817042523070467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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 25\u2014Shiraz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired teachers and workers of the education sector hold protest rally in front of the provincial offices of the government retirement fund, demanding higher pensions and other basic demands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yfSEL49dk\">pic.twitter.com\/3yfSEL49dk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683809719062757376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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 25\u2014Karaj, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired teachers and workers of the education sector hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions and other basic demands. <br \/>Protesters are chanting, &quot;Imprisoned teachers must be released!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFkPGxzcBT\">pic.twitter.com\/DFkPGxzcBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683816364870443008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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 25\u2014Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired employees of the education sector hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions and other basic demands.<br \/>Protesters chanting: &quot;The 6th grader government will fall apart one of these days!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YDlVsSBj7W\">pic.twitter.com\/YDlVsSBj7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683799930253590530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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\">More footage of today&#39;s protest rally by retired teachers and education workers in Kermanshah. <br \/>Protesters chanting slogans against Raisi: &quot;What happened to your promises you lying 6th grader?&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/17vPE6eQ0W\">pic.twitter.com\/17vPE6eQ0W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683803105119420416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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 25\u2014Yazd, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Workers of Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Company continue their strike for 3r day. The workers are demanding the adjustment of wages based on increasing inflation rates, and the payment of their stock dividends.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDe7vbDJj4\">pic.twitter.com\/NDe7vbDJj4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683799060749201411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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 25\u2014Ardabil, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired teachers and workers of the education sector hold protest rally in front of the provincial offices of the government retirement fund, demanding higher pensions and other basic demands. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dwtfqed8MU\">pic.twitter.com\/Dwtfqed8MU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1683800963310657536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 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;\">103 NGOs, Human Rights Experts Write to Volker T\u00fcrk To Help Prevent Imminent Execution in Iran<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309933 size-medium\" title=\"mohammad javad vafaei thani (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-thani-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mohammad javad vafaei thani (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-thani-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-thani-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-thani-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-thani-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-thani-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The number of signatories from organizations and international human rights personalities who have written letters to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/86-ngos-human-rights-experts-write-to-volker-turk-to-help-prevent-imminent-execution-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">reached 103<\/a>. The letters are part of an international campaign aimed at stopping the execution of Javad Vafa&#8217;i Thani, a political prisoner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the information received from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, the prison judge visited Ward 39, where political prisoners are held, and informed Javad Vafa&#8217;i that his death sentence has been confirmed. Following this, Javad Vafa&#8217;i was summoned and transferred to an undisclosed location by a prison guard. Unfortunately, there is currently no further information available about where he has been taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Javad Vafa&#8217;i, who is 27 years old, is a renowned boxing champion in Mashhad and a supporter of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ten World\u00a0Leaders Defend Political Prisoner To Be Executed in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309769 size-medium\" title=\"gunun sesi logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gunun-sesi-logo-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"gunun sesi logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gunun-sesi-logo-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gunun-sesi-logo-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gunun-sesi-logo.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ten former leaders and ministers from Western countries have sent an urgent appeal to Mr. Volcker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to prevent the execution of Mohammed Javad Vafa&#8217;i Thani, a young political prisoner in Iran. Gununsesi.info says Vafa&#8217;i Thani has been sentenced to death by the Iranian regime&#8217;s Justice System for political reasons. Signatories have called for international pressure on the spiritual dictatorship to halt the execution and security of thousands of political prisoners detained after months of rebellion in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gununsesi.info\/dunyanin-10-lideri-iranda-edam-olunacaq-siyasi-m%C9%99hbusun-mudafi%C9%99sin%C9%99-qalxib\/\" 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;\">In Iran, More and More Households Can No Longer Pay Their Rent Due to Runaway Inflation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-230380 alignleft\" title=\"Le-Monde-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020.jpg\" alt=\"Le-Monde-30112020\" width=\"379\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Le-Monde-30112020-150x40.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In May, Mahmoud (the Iranians quoted in this article wished anonymity), a resident of Tehran, received a call from his landlord, telling him that his rent would suddenly double, rising to about 300 euros monthly. <em>&#8220;My wife and I told ourselves that this was no longer possible, knowing that we only earn a little more than 330 euros a month,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0the 40-year-old accountant said in Tehran. Mahmoud and his wife, an artisanal cheese producer, decided to empty their apartment and return to live with her parents.\u00a0<em>&#8220;It&#8217;s really not easy with a 2-year-old, but we had no choice,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>he says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2023\/07\/24\/en-iran-de-plus-en-plus-de-menages-ne-peuvent-plus-payer-leur-loyer-en-raison-de-l-inflation-galopante_6183242_3210.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">EU Prohibits the Export to Iran of Drones and Components Used in Their Construction and Production<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310038 size-medium\" title=\"finish government logo (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finish-government-logo-1-300x119.jpg\" alt=\"finish government logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finish-government-logo-1-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finish-government-logo-1-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finish-government-logo-1.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EU adopted a new regime of sanctions, prohibiting the export from the European Union to Iran of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their components. The new regime complements the previously adopted EU sanctions against Russia and Iran.\u00a0Iran has supported Russia\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine. Russia has received UAVs from Iran and used them against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.\u00a0The new sanctions regime complements the previously adopted EU sanctions against Russia and Iran. It also aims to prevent the circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/valtioneuvosto.fi\/en\/-\/eu-prohibits-the-export-to-iran-of-drones-and-components-used-in-their-construction-and-production\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beware Iranian Wolves in Sheep&#8217;s Clothing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268650 size-medium\" title=\"townhall logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/townhall-logo-300x146.png\" alt=\"townhall-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A special consultative meeting was held in Tehran last week, headed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The meeting was attended by former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who called for the Iranian regime to enter into a new comprehensive political dialogue with the West, including the US, to normalize relations and end the diplomatic discord that has persisted since the Islamic Revolution brought the mullahs to power in 1979. It was a blatant attempt to relaunch the tired, old, hard-line versus moderate fairy tale that has been a hallmark of Ali Akbar Salehi\u2019s tactics for years. Salehi successfully persuaded the West that he represented a \u2018moderate\u2019 faction within the Iranian regime\u2019s hierarchy when he was Minister of Foreign Affairs under the rule of former ultra-hard-line conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/struanstevenson\/2023\/07\/25\/beware-iranian-wolves-in-sheeps-clothing-n2626147\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 11:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina Demands That Bolivia Explain Its New Defense Agreement With Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) \u2014 The Argentine government and members of Bolivia\u2019s opposition demanded answers Monday following the sealing of an opaque defense agreement between Iran and Bolivia that raised concerns in South America\u2019s Southern Cone it could be a way for Tehran to boost its influence in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deal reached last week has particularly raised concerns in Argentina, where prosecutors have long alleged that Iranian officials were behind the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Iran has denied any involvement in the attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina\u2019s Foreign Ministry sent a note to the Bolivian embassy in Buenos Aires on Monday \u201crequesting information about the scope of the discussions and possible agreements reached during the official visit of ( Bolivian Defense) Minister Edmundo Novillo to the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d an official at Argentina\u2019s Foreign Ministry said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/argentina-bolivia-iran-defense-mou-2cb8c5917fdb6d3e01af4c67af969797\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Telecom Retirees Resume Protests as Authorities Refuse To Address Their Demands<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309997 size-medium\" title=\"iran protests july 24 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-protests-july-24-2023-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests july 24 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-protests-july-24-2023-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-protests-july-24-2023-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iran-protests-july-24-2023.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners of the Iranian regime\u2019s telecommunications industry held their weekly protest rallies in several cities across the country on Monday, as their living conditions continue to deteriorate and the ruling mullahs refuse to address their needs. Rallies were reported in Tehran, Rasht, Ilam, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Tabriz, Mashhad, Sari, Sanandaj, Zanjan, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Bandar Abbas.\u00a0In Tehran, the protesters slammed regime authorities for blaming everything on foreign countries while destroying the country\u2019s economy with their policies. \u201cThe enemy is right here! They\u2019re lying that it is America!\u201d the protesters chanted. In the past few years, retirees across Iran have been protesting their deteriorating living conditions, especially as the government refuses to adjust their pensions based on the inflation rate and fluctuations in the price of the rial, Iran\u2019s national currency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-telecom-retirees-resume-protests-as-authorities-refuse-to-address-their-demands\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Distorted Justice System in Iran Targets Truth-Tellers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309999 size-medium\" title=\"A mullah beats a woman\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-mullah-beats-a-woman-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"A mullah beats a woman\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-mullah-beats-a-woman-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-mullah-beats-a-woman-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-mullah-beats-a-woman-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-mullah-beats-a-woman.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead of denouncing the violence perpetrated by a mullah, the clerical regime\u2019s prosecutor announced their intention to find and punish whoever shot the footage and posted it on social media.\u00a0On Saturday, July 22, a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1682876732913913856\" rel=\"noopener\">video clip<\/a> went viral, depicting a mullah brutalizing a woman who had protested against his trespassing at her house in Sheshlou village, located in Gilan, northern Iran. The mullah in question was identified as Seifollah Gohari, the head of the political-ideological bureau and a Friday prayer leader in a government agency in Langrood.\u00a0The Iranian official media reported that the battered woman was the mullah\u2019s sister-in-law in a bid to downplay the mullah\u2019s violence against a defenseless woman. His case was referred to the Special Court of the Clergy for examination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/07\/24\/justice-system-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is The Revival of Iran\u2019s Morality Patrol A Desperate Move Or A Strategic Plan?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310000 size-medium\" title=\"hejab Iran Morality police (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hejab-Iran-Morality-police-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"hejab Iran Morality police (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hejab-Iran-Morality-police-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hejab-Iran-Morality-police-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hejab-Iran-Morality-police-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hejab-Iran-Morality-police-1-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hejab-Iran-Morality-police-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the anniversary of Iran\u2019s national uprising draws near, the religious fascist regime has made a significant move: the revival of the notorious Morality Patrol (Gasht-e Ershad).\u00a0This decision has already triggered intense reactions within ruling circles and among the regime\u2019s staunch supporters. People, various groups, and the state media are expressing apprehensions about the potential consequences of this action. A recent article in Bahar News newspaper highlights the confusion, ignorance, and disarray spreading within the regime.\u00a0Questions are raised as to why the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/women\/the-iranian-regimes-tactics-of-forced-hijab-and-poisoning-will-not-stand-the-peoples-will\/\">Morality Patrol<\/a>\u00a0is making a comeback despite past troubles, protests, and unanimous declarations that the previous path was misguided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/women\/is-the-revival-of-irans-morality-patrol-a-desperate-move-or-a-strategic-plan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saman Yassin, the Protesting Rapper, Was Transferred From Prison to a Mental Hospital<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310001 size-medium\" title=\"saman yassin (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saman-yassin-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"saman yassin (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saman-yassin-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saman-yassin-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saman-yassin-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saman-yassin-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saman Yassin, a rapper from Kermanshah who was arrested during the popular protests in Tehran in October 2022 by security forces, was transferred to Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Shahr-e Rey on the orders of Judge Salavati.\u00a0This political prisoner was transferred from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj to Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Shahr-e Rey on Saturday, July 22, 2023, by order of Abolqassem Salavati, the presiding judge, without informing his family and loved ones. A few days ago, Saman Saeedi complained about his continued detention and uncertainty in Rajai Shahr Prison, despite being detained for ten months. This political prisoner, who is mostly known as Yasin, had said in an audio file that Judge Salavati did not allow his lawyer to access his case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/07\/24\/saman-yassin-the-protesting-rapper-was-transferred-from-prison-to-a-mental-hospital\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Rallies in Canada and Australia: Urgent Call to Prevent Execution of Political Prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafa\u2019i Thani<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Rallies in Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, &amp;amp; Vancouver) and Australia (Sydney)&mdash;July 22, 2023\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ATuHO8HjksM\" 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%2FATuHO8HjksM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ATuHO8HjksM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-24T14:07:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ATuHO8HjksM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FATuHO8HjksM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Rallies in Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, &amp; Vancouver) and Australia (Sydney)\u2014July 22, 2023<\/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\/ATuHO8HjksM\" 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%2FATuHO8HjksM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Rallies in Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, &amp;amp; Vancouver) and Australia (Sydney)&mdash;July 22, 2023\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"July 22, 2023: Urgent call by the MEK supporters for action to prevent execution of political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafa\u2019i Thani in Canada and Australia. Freedom-loving Iranians also support the Iran Revolution against 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>July 22, 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 rallies in Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, &amp; Vancouver) and Australia (Sydney). They called on the international community to action to prevent the execution of political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafa\u2019i Thani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/07\/mek-supporters-rallies-in-canada-and-australia-urgent-call-to-prevent-execution-of-political-prisoner-mohammad-javad-vafai-thani\/48280\/\" 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-24-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 24,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET Tuesday Protests in Iran July 25&mdash;Sanandaj, western Iran Retired teachers and workers of the education sector hold [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":309998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-309996","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 v27.3 - 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