{"id":314241,"date":"2023-12-14T07:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=314241"},"modified":"2023-12-14T21:38:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:38:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-314242\" title=\"photo 2023 12 13 16 58 58 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo-2023-12-13-16-58-58-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2023 12 13 16 58 58 (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo-2023-12-13-16-58-58-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo-2023-12-13-16-58-58-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo-2023-12-13-16-58-58-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo-2023-12-13-16-58-58-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo-2023-12-13-16-58-58-1-696x397.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><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation; Iran-related Designation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-246660 size-medium\" title=\"US treasury department (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/US-treasury-department-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"US treasury department\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/recent-actions\/20231214\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Foreign Assets Control<\/a> (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United States and the United Kingdom have taken decisive measures in response to the Quds Force&#8217;s support for proxy groups in the Middle East. The sanctions target key individuals involved in these organizations and their ties to Tehran&#8217;s support for militant groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The comprehensive sanctions, disclosed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, include the pursuit and penalization of eight individuals. Among them is a Commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, Majid Zare.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Iranian Sanction Regime Comes into Force<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265624 size-medium\" title=\"UK-Gov-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UK-Gov-logo-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"UK-Gov-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-row\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-column-two-thirds\">\n<p class=\"gem-c-lead-paragraph\">The UK\u2019s new Iran sanctions regime comes into force today, giving the UK extensive new powers to hold Iran and its decision-makers to account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-row\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"metadata-logo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-column-two-thirds metadata-column\">\n<div class=\"gem-c-metadata\" data-module=\"gem-toggle metadata\" data-gem-toggle-module-started=\"true\" data-metadata-module-started=\"true\">\n<ul>\n<li>new sanctions regime gives UK extensive new powers to disrupt Iran\u2019s hostile activities in the UK and around the world<\/li>\n<li>sanctions will target Iran\u2019s decision makers and those doing its bidding, with the regime also including new restrictions on Iran\u2019s drone programme and shipping<\/li>\n<li>in coordination with the US, the first sanctions package under the new regime targets the head of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and individuals linked to Iran\u2019s relationship with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-iranian-sanction-regime-comes-in-to-force\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tragic Death of Baloch Student in Zahedan Under Alleged Torture by IRGC Intelligence Agents<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314262 alignleft\" title=\"mahmoud derakhshani Copy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mahmoud-derakhshani-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"mahmoud derakhshani Copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mahmoud-derakhshani-Copy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mahmoud-derakhshani-Copy-150x98.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a deeply distressing incident, Mahmoud Derakhshani, a 19-year-old Baluch student, lost his life under suspicious circumstances while reportedly being subjected to torture by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization in Zahedan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the information released, Mahmoud Derakhshani was apprehended on September 3 by operatives of the IRGC Intelligence Organization in Zahedan. Regrettably, he succumbed to injuries sustained during alleged torture in custody. Sources indicate that Mahmoud fell into a state of unconsciousness due to severe mistreatment and remained in a coma for three months while hospitalized under close surveillance at Zahedan Hospital. Tragically, he passed away on December 11.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The family of the deceased Baluch student was handed his lifeless body under strict conditions by the regime&#8217;s agents, who imposed a one-day delay before delivering the news to the family.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"block block--drupaltheme61-tenney-page-title\">\n<h3 class=\"display-4\">Congresswoman Tenney, and Congressman Moskowitz Urge Canada to Designate Iran as a Terrorist Entity<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block--drupaltheme61-tenney-content\">\n<article class=\"node evo-press-release evo-press-release--full\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"row evo-create-type\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-297241 size-medium\" title=\"claudia tenney logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/claudia-tenney-logo-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"claudia tenney logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/claudia-tenney-logo-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/claudia-tenney-logo-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/claudia-tenney-logo.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Washington, DC\u2013 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24)<\/strong>, alongside Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), today sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging his government to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity under Canadian law. Additional co-signers of the letter include Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jim Costa (D-CA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Rudy Yakym (R-IN), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Anthony D&#8217;Esposito (R-NY), and Randy Weber (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this year, Tenney led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a similar\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tenney.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/tenney.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/letter-to-canada-on-irgc.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to the Canadian government, calling for them to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. The letter sent today reiterates the clear message from Rep. Tenney\u2019s May letter and emphasizes the urgency to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization following Iran\u2019s involvement in the funding, training, and support of the October 7th attack on Israel. Currently, Canada recognizes the IRGC Quds Force, one branch of the IRGC, as a terrorist entity but does not recognize the entire IRGC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tenney.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congresswoman-tenney-congressman-moskowitz-urge-canada-designate-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two-Day Water Outage in Remote Irish Region Caused by Pro-Iran Hackers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304354 alignleft\" title=\"the record website albanian logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-record-website-albanian-logo.jpg\" alt=\"the record website albanian logo\" width=\"206\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-record-website-albanian-logo.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/the-record-website-albanian-logo-150x48.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents of a remote area on Ireland\u2019s west coast were left without water last week due to a cyberattack perpetrated by a pro-Iran hacking group targeting a piece of equipment the hackers complained was made in Israel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident affected a private group water scheme in the rural Erris area of County Mayo, which has a total population of around 8,000 people spread out over just under 1,000 square kilometers \u2014 about 0.5% the population of Manhattan in an area 20 times its size.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe attack saw outages for approximately 160 households over two days, and was as a result of the exploitation of a vulnerability in a particular type of programmable logic controller,\u201d a spokesperson for Ireland\u2019s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) told Recorded Future News on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/water-outage-in-ireland-county-mayo\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians in Switzerland Successfully Thwart Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s Visit<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"ContentHead_title___XVQC ContentHead_-premium__ZGuFu\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-314260 size-medium\" title=\"tribune du geneve logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tribune-du-geneve-logo-300x110.jpg\" alt=\"tribune du geneve logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tribune-du-geneve-logo-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tribune-du-geneve-logo-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tribune-du-geneve-logo.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following a formal complaint lodged in Bern, the planned visit of the Iranian regime&#8217;s president to Geneva for the World Refugee Forum has been canceled. One of the individuals filing a complaint, Reza Shemirani, vividly recalls, &#8220;How can I forget his face? Ebrahim Raisi is the same person who insisted on my death sentence in the &#8216;Execution Commission&#8217; back in 1988 at Tehran&#8217;s Evin Prison. I endured seven years of detention and torture there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Khomeini issued a fatwa, leading to the removal of supporters of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin and political opponents. In the Evin prison where I was held, less than 150 out of 5,000 prisoners survived, as ordered by Khomeini,&#8221; Shemirani added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This marks a highly symbolic triumph for Reza Shemirani. He emphasized, &#8220;Even though Raisi wasn&#8217;t apprehended, it was crucial for me to denounce his crimes and to highlight the international community&#8217;s disapproval. He is now apprehensive. I urge him to reconsider before each foreign excursion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tdg.ch\/crimes-contre-lhumanite-des-iraniens-de-suisse-font-reculer-le-president-raissi-560977247727\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Second Alleged Senior Iranian Official Sent for Deportation Hearing Under Canadian Sanctions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-265572 alignleft\" title=\"globalnews logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/globalnews-logo-e1669716664116.png\" alt=\"globalnews-logo-e1669716664116\" width=\"225\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/globalnews-logo-e1669716664116.png 225w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/globalnews-logo-e1669716664116-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A second alleged senior Iranian official found living in Canada is undergoing deportation proceedings, Global News has learned. Canada has launched a case against Iranmanesh Majid, the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/immigration-and-refugee-board\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Immigration and Refugee Board<\/a>\u00a0said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No information about Majid or his alleged role in the Iranian regime has been released.\u00a0But he is being processed for possible deportation under\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/campaign-campagne\/iran-sanction\/index.aspx?lang=eng\" rel=\"noopener\">sanctions<\/a>\u00a0introduced last year that banned senior members of Iran\u2019s government from Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Refugee Board spokesperson Anna Pape said the agency\u2019s Immigration Division had received the case on Nov. 29. It is being handled by the IRB\u2019s Toronto office, she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10167091\/second-alleged-senior-iranian-official-sent-for-deportation-hearing-under-canadian-sanctions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Justice Movement for the 1988 Massacre Marks Its 35th Anniversary<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262325 alignleft\" title=\"Iranian-Americans-holding-a-gathering-on-Capitol-Hill-in-memory-of-the-over-30000-political-prisoners-executed-during-Irans-summer-1988-prison-massacre-\u2013-August-12-2022-\u2013-Washington-DC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranian-Americans-holding-a-gathering-on-Capitol-Hill-in-memory-of-the-over-30000-political-prisoners-executed-during-Irans-summer-1988-prison-massacre-\u2013-August-12-2022-\u2013-Washington-DC.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian-Americans-holding-a-gathering-on-Capitol-Hill-in-memory-of-the-over-30000-political-prisoners-executed-during-Irans-summer-1988-prison-massacre-\u2013-August-12-2022-\u2013-Washington-DC\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranian-Americans-holding-a-gathering-on-Capitol-Hill-in-memory-of-the-over-30000-political-prisoners-executed-during-Irans-summer-1988-prison-massacre-\u2013-August-12-2022-\u2013-Washington-DC.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Iranian-Americans-holding-a-gathering-on-Capitol-Hill-in-memory-of-the-over-30000-political-prisoners-executed-during-Irans-summer-1988-prison-massacre-\u2013-August-12-2022-\u2013-Washington-DC-150x80.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thirty-five years ago, on December 9, 1988, the first major campaign demanding justice for the mass killing of political prisoners by the Iranian regime, reached the halls of the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This campaign began after the establishment of the Death Commission by Iran\u2019s regime on July 19, 1988, which orchestrated the massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners throughout the month of August and until mid-September 1988 in utmost secrecy. According to witnesses to the massacre, the level of secrecy was such that even prison guards and personnel were not allowed to leave the prisons until the end of the mass killings in order to prevent the news from spreading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-justice-movement-for-the-1988-massacre-marks-its-35th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Executions Spike in Iran Under Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s Reign of Terror<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-308286 alignleft\" title=\"iran tabriz raisi speech (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-tabriz-raisi-speech-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran tabriz raisi speech (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-tabriz-raisi-speech-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/iran-tabriz-raisi-speech-1-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Iran today, we face a government known for executions and massacres, violating all clauses of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In November alone, at least 120 people were executed in Iran\u2019s prisons, equating to one execution every six hours. Over 5,000 people currently face execution in the regime\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mullahs\u2019 government, amid the escalating regional war it initiated, has increased both secret and public executions, taking advantage of international attention on the conflict. Since the war\u2019s onset on October 7, the regime has\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/irans-regime-destroys-political-prisoners-graves-to-erase-its-crimes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">executed<\/a>\u00a0225 people in Iran, including political prisoners and those arrested in recent uprisings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/executions-spike-in-iran-under-ebrahim-raisis-reign-of-terror\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">EU Sanctions Iranian Individuals, and Companies for Sending Drones to Russia<\/h3>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53582 size-medium\" title=\"Report: From Iraq to Yemen, Drones Raise U.S. Alarm Over Iranian Regime's Plans\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Report_From_Iraq_to_Yemen_Drones_Raise_US_Alarm_Over_Iranian_Regimes_Plans-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Report: From Iraq to Yemen, Drones Raise U.S. Alarm Over Iranian Regime's Plans\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Report_From_Iraq_to_Yemen_Drones_Raise_US_Alarm_Over_Iranian_Regimes_Plans-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Report_From_Iraq_to_Yemen_Drones_Raise_US_Alarm_Over_Iranian_Regimes_Plans-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Report_From_Iraq_to_Yemen_Drones_Raise_US_Alarm_Over_Iranian_Regimes_Plans-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Report_From_Iraq_to_Yemen_Drones_Raise_US_Alarm_Over_Iranian_Regimes_Plans.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_65 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_4 tdb-post-meta\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_65\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">The European Union announced on Monday, December 11, that it has sanctioned six Iranian individuals and five companies as part of its efforts to counter the Iranian regime\u2019s military support to Russia\u2019s military invasion of Ukraine.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the statement by the European Union Council, these punitive measures target individuals and entities involved in the development and production of drones used in Russian attacks against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Union Council added that these six individuals and five Iranian companies are the first to be sanctioned under a \u201cnew legal framework\u201d to counter Iran\u2019s military support to Russia\u2019s military invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions complement the previous four rounds of EU sanctions against individuals and entities involved in the production of drones for export to Russia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/general\/50362-eu-sanctions-iranian-individuals-companies-for-sending-drones-to-russia\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ottawa, Canada\u2014December 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ottawa&mdash;Dec 12: MEK supporters rally in front of Canada&amp;#039;s Parliament, in support of Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8qw0TckylvA\" 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%2F8qw0TckylvA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qw0TckylvA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-13T16:21:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8qw0TckylvA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8qw0TckylvA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ottawa\u2014Dec 12: MEK supporters rally in front of Canada&#039;s Parliament, in support of 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\/8qw0TckylvA\" 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%2F8qw0TckylvA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ottawa&mdash;Dec 12: MEK supporters rally in front of Canada&amp;#039;s Parliament, in support of Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Ottawa, Canada\u2014December 12, 2023: Supporters of the MEK rallied in front of Canada&#039;s Parliament, condemning the Iranian regime\u2019s terrorist activities, including acts in Europe against the NCRI\/MEK. They expressed solidarity with the Iranian Revolution and called for the blacklisting of the IRGC.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ottawa, Canada\u2014December 12, 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\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized a rally in front of Canada\u2019s Parliament to express support for the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. Furthermore, they proclaimed that the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship is on the brink of being overthrown by the people of Iran and the PMOI movement. They demanded the prosecution of mass murderer\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-ebrahim-raisi-a-mass-murderer-for-president\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>\u00a0for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2023\/12\/ottawa-canada-december-12-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/53452\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014December 12, 2023: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;Dec 12, 2023: Iranians gathered to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Fduh11YlAtc\" 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%2FFduh11YlAtc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fduh11YlAtc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-13T16:18:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Fduh11YlAtc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFduh11YlAtc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014Dec 12, 2023: Iranians gathered to express solidarity with the Iranian 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\/Fduh11YlAtc\" 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%2FFduh11YlAtc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;Dec 12, 2023: Iranians gathered to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Vancouver, Canada\u2014December 12, 2023: Iranians gathered to declare that the mullahs&#039; dictatorship is on the verge of being overthrown by the people of Iran and the PMOI movement. They demanded the prosecution of mass murderer Ebrahim Raisi for crimes against humanity.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vancouver, Canada\u2014December 12, 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\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized a rally to express support for the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. Furthermore, they proclaimed that the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship was on the brink of being overthrown by the people of Iran and the PMOI movement. They demanded the prosecution of mass murderer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-ebrahim-raisi-a-mass-murderer-for-president\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>\u00a0for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2023\/12\/vancouver-canada-december-12-2023-mek-supporters-rally-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/53435\/\" 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-december-13-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 13,<\/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 Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation; 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