{"id":312603,"date":"2023-10-15T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312603"},"modified":"2023-10-15T18:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T17:50:06","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312606\" title=\"iran retirees protest october 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023.jpg\" alt=\"iran retirees protest october 2023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-retirees-protest-october-2023-747x420.jpg 747w\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sen. Marsha Blackburn Calls on NSA Jake Sullivan To Resign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228776 size-full\" 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;\">Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., called on National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to resign and said the U.S. government needs to re-freeze the $6 billion in Iranian assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">When asked about Sullivan, Blackburn said: &#8220;He has not served this country or the president well, and I think it is time for him to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;When you look at what happened with the first Iran deal, when you look at what has happened with the second Iran deal when you look at the easing of sanctions that has allowed Iran to up their oil sales\u2026 the advice that he has given the president has not served the American people or our security well,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She advised freezing the money that was to be given to Iran as part of a prisoner swap, to withhold funding from the country that is the world\u2019s preeminent state sponsor of terror, which has Israel as its &#8220;number one target.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/sen-marsha-blackburn-calls-nsa-jake-sullivan-resign\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"group final-completion w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-1391\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, October 15, a group of retirees from Kermanshah, West Alborz, Isfahan, and Shush protested the lack of attention to their demands, including the implementation of salary synchronization to inflation, high prices, and addressing issues related to health and supplementary insurance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 15\u2014Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Pensioners of the Social Security Organization hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions and other basic rights.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIVimMUugu\">pic.twitter.com\/eIVimMUugu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1713539611413078145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 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\">October 15\u2014Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Pensioners of the Social Security Organization hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions and other basic rights. <br \/>&quot;The bankrupt government is the enemy of retirees,&quot; the protesters chant.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9hKH5EtgrC\">pic.twitter.com\/9hKH5EtgrC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1713536250903167235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 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\">October 15\u2014Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Pensioners of the Social Security Organization hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions and other basic rights.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HaEM6DTs3E\">pic.twitter.com\/HaEM6DTs3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1713534791293731157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">France Warns Iran, Hezbollah to Stay out of Israel-Hamas Conflict<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hezbollah and Lebanon must &#8220;exercise restraint to avoid opening a second front in the region&#8221;, of which &#8220;the first victim will be Lebanon&#8221;, the French presidency said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;No pretext should be given for Lebanon to slide once again into war,&#8221; it said, &#8220;especially since Lebanon is extremely weakened by the absence of functional authorities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a>\u00a0and other Palestinian factions in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a>\u00a0have exchanged cross-border fire with Israel since\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international\/20231008-israel-vows-mighty-vengeance-after-surprise-attack\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas&#8217;s surprise attack on Israel<\/a>\u00a0killed more than 1,300 people. Palestinian gunmen also seized an estimated 150 hostages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international\/20231015-france-warns-iran-hezbollah-to-stay-out-of-israel-hamas-conflict\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Link Between Anti-Regime Protests and Child Labor in Iran\u2019s Baluchestan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312605 size-medium\" title=\"Child labor in Iran Sistan and Baluchestan province\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Child labor in Iran Sistan and Baluchestan province\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Child-labor-in-Iran-Sistan-and-Baluchestan-province.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In\u00a0Iran\u2019s 2022\u00a0of Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province was one of the leading provinces. After a year of demonstrations on Fridays, it is still among the torchbearers of resistance to the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship. On Friday, October 13, the slogans \u201cDeath to Khamenei, death to the dictator, my martyred brother, I will avenge your blood\u201d echoed in Zahedan. We have not forgotten that on September 29, on the anniversary of the uprising,\u00a0there were demonstrations\u00a0in the province that dealt a major blow to the regime\u2019s apparatus of repression and terror across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The remarkable point in examining this spirit of rebellion against the regime is to see the other side of the coin, which is the economic basis of these motives and sacrifices that the Baluch people have made on the streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-link-between-anti-regime-protests-and-child-labor-in-irans-baluchestan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Education System and the Regime\u2019s Battle for Young Minds<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262621 size-medium\" title=\"Iran-education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-education-300x188.webp\" alt=\"Iran-education\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-education-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-education-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-education-150x94.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-education-696x435.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iran-education.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Iran, the regime\u2019s influence on its young citizens reaches deep into the heart of their education. Asghar Bagherzadeh, Deputy Minister of Education and Culture, recently announced a mass \u2018mental screening\u2019 initiative that has raised concerns far beyond its stated intention of evaluating students\u2019 mental health. In this article, we delve into the intricacies of this screening process, revealing how it is intertwined with ideological and political agendas, as well as its implications for the future of Iran\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asghar Bagherzadeh, the Deputy Minister of Education and Culture of the Iranian regime, announced the \u2018mental screening\u2019 of four million students in the five months ending in October. He stated that the purpose of these\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-new-controversial-bill-is-an-alarming-invasion-of-privacy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">screenings<\/a>\u00a0was to assess the \u2018mental health\u2019 of millions of children and teenagers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-education-system-and-the-regimes-battle-for-young-minds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">10,000 Iranian Healthcare Professionals Migrate Every Year<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312604 size-medium\" title=\"iran nurses victory sign\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"iran nurses victory sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign-696x400.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign-730x420.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-nurses-victory-sign.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Evaz Heydarpour, a physician and former member of the Iranian regime\u2019s Majlis (parliament), stated that every day we hear about \u201ca professor or associate professor of medical schools\u201d migrating. He told the regime\u2019s \u201cKhabar Online\u201d website: \u201cEvery year, 10,000 individuals from the Iranian medical workforce (physicians, nurses, midwives) migrate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He declared that the \u201cbest geriatric specialists\u201d are leaving the country due to the wave of migrating doctors. Heydarpour added, \u201cIf I were the Minister of Health and witnessed this number of doctors migrating every day, I would resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An advisor to the Minister of Health and Medical Education of the Iranian regime, citing the \u201cYouth, Population, and Family Support Law,\u201d announced that the country\u2019s healthcare system is facing a shortage of 20,000 midwives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/life-in-iran\/50089-10000-iranian-healthcare-professionals-migrate-every-year\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Government Debt Reaching Three Years\u2019 Worth of General Budget<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-233006 size-medium\" title=\"Iran-2021-budget-12012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-2021-budget-12012021-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-2021-budget-12012021\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-2021-budget-12012021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-2021-budget-12012021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-2021-budget-12012021.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its latest quarterly report on the economic situation in the Middle East and Central Asia, published on October 12, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s government\u2019s debt this year will reach 30.6 percent of the country\u2019s gross domestic product.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s gross domestic product this year, according to the assessment of this international institution, will be approximately $366.4 billion. Therefore, the government\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/49947-irans-government-debt-has-grown-by-61\/\" rel=\"noopener\">debt<\/a>\u00a0exceeds $112 billion, which is equivalent to more than three years\u2019 worth of the government\u2019s general budget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the IMF\u2019s forecast, Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s government\u2019s debt will increase by approximately another $6 billion next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/life-in-iran\/50086-iran-government-debt-reaching-three-years-worth-of-general-budget\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bern\u2014October 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Bern&mdash;October 12, 2023: MEK supporters held an exhibition in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Bz2D35KjI0o\" 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%2FBz2D35KjI0o%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bz2D35KjI0o\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-10-14T06:20:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Bz2D35KjI0o\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBz2D35KjI0o%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Bern\u2014October 12, 2023: MEK supporters held an exhibition 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\/Bz2D35KjI0o\" 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%2FBz2D35KjI0o%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Bern&mdash;October 12, 2023: MEK supporters held an exhibition in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bern, Switzerland\u2014October 12, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held an exhibition of the Iranian nationwide uprising martyrs in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sydney\u2014October 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Sydney&mdash;October 12, 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_lremI1O28kA\" 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%2FlremI1O28kA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lremI1O28kA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-10-14T06:52:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_lremI1O28kA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlremI1O28kA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Sydney\u2014October 12, 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\/lremI1O28kA\" 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%2FlremI1O28kA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Sydney&mdash;October 12, 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=\"Sydney, Australia\u2014October 12, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a rally and exhibition in solidarity with the Iran Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr 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