{"id":315380,"date":"2024-01-23T08:32:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T07:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=315380"},"modified":"2024-01-23T22:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:20:56","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-23-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-23-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 23, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-314942\" title=\"iran mazandaran retirees 07012024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-shush-retirees-07012024.jpg\" alt=\"iran mazandaran retirees 07012024\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-shush-retirees-07012024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-shush-retirees-07012024-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-shush-retirees-07012024-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-shush-retirees-07012024-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-shush-retirees-07012024-696x393.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: 10:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran, Not Gaza, Is at the Center of the Middle East Chaos, Experts Say<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312170 size-medium\" title=\"semafor logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/semafor-logo-300x150.png\" alt=\"semafor logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/semafor-logo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/semafor-logo-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/semafor-logo.png 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Multiple military escalations and airstrikes across the Middle East are amplifying concerns about the region edging closer to a larger war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the center of the chaos is Iran which is using its military proxies in Yemen and Lebanon to fight Israel, while also attacking Pakistan and Iraq to combat separatist militant groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some security experts in the West argue that Iran\u2019s attacks in Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan are not directly connected to the Israel-Hamas war, and instead stem from Tehran\u2019s internal security concerns about the yearslong threat of violence by Islamic militants and separatist groups. Other analysts counter that Iranian foreign policy is deeply rooted in anti-Israel and anti-U.S. sentiment, with the Gaza war acting as a catalyst for Iran\u2019s aggression across the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/01\/22\/2024\/iran-is-at-the-center-of-the-gaza-war-spillover-threat\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">British Parliamentarians Examine Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan And Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43438 size-full\" title=\"Forbes-logo-300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Forbes-logo-300.jpg\" alt=\"Forbes-logo-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 8, 2024, a group of British Parliamentarians, led by a prominent lawyer and Peer at the U.K. House of Lords, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, launched an inquiry into the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.genderapartheidinquiry.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.genderapartheidinquiry.com\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.genderapartheidinquiry.com\/\" aria-label=\"the Gender Apartheid Inquiry\">the Gender Apartheid Inquiry<\/a> (the Inquiry). The Inquiry, the first of this sort in the world, is set to consider the situation of women and girls in Iran and Afghanistan, assess the scale and nature of the situation, and analyze it against the existing legal definitions of international crimes. It is further to explore the concept of \u201cgender apartheid\u201d and how it fits within the existing international legal framework.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ewelinaochab\/2024\/01\/23\/british-parliamentarians-examine-gender-apartheid-in-afghanistan-and-iran\/?sh=62a3244e6139\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kermanshah, western Iran, retired government employees reignited protest rallies, advocating for increased pensions and addressing other essential needs. The demonstrators, composed of retired individuals from various government sectors, expressed their dissatisfaction with the current state of their pensions and sought improved financial support to cope with the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 23\u2014Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees resume protest rallies, demanding higher pensions and other basic needs.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/46MlQY3B80\">pic.twitter.com\/46MlQY3B80<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1749835184101322794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simultaneously, in Ahvaz, located in the southwest of Iran, retired government employees took to the streets to voice similar concerns. The protesters were specifically demanding higher pensions, highlighting the challenges they face amid the escalating costs of essential goods and services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rallies underscore a growing sentiment among retired public servants who seek better financial conditions to sustain their livelihoods in the face of economic pressures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">January 23\u2014Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions as the costs of living continue to soar.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nwTjunX6Ml\">pic.twitter.com\/nwTjunX6Ml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1749835796360687726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/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;\">Fresh US\/UK Airstrikes \u2018Send Clear Message\u2019 to Houthis, Says Cameron<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230392 size-medium\" title=\"guardian-logo-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/guardian-logo-30112020-300x110.jpg\" alt=\"guardian-logo-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1lpi6p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fresh set of US and UK airstrikes against Houthi targets in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/yemen\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Yemen<\/a> were intended to \u201csend the clearest possible message that Britain backs its words and our warnings with action\u201d, David Cameron has said.\u00a0The foreign secretary insisted he was confident that attacks carried out 10 days ago by Britain and the US had had an effect on degrading the Houthis\u2019 abilities to attack shipping in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1lpi6p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince we last took action 10 days ago, there have been over 12 attacks on shipping by the Houthis in the Red Sea,\u201d he told the BBC.\u00a0\u201cThese attacks are illegal, they are unacceptable. What we have done again is send the clearest possible message that we will continue to degrade their ability to carry out these attacks while sending the clearest possible message that we back our words and our warnings with action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2024\/jan\/23\/us-uk-airstrikes-houthis-yemen-cameron\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>U.S. Forces, Allies Conduct Joint Strikes in Yemen<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312372 \" title=\"Seal of the United States Central Command (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal-of-the-United-States-Central-Command-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Seal of the United States Central Command (1)\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal-of-the-United-States-Central-Command-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal-of-the-United-States-Central-Command-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal-of-the-United-States-Central-Command-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seal-of-the-United-States-Central-Command-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TAMPA, Fla. \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>As part of ongoing international efforts to respond to increased Houthi destabilizing and illegal activities in the region, on Jan. 22 at approximately 11:59 p.m. (Sanaa \/ Yemen time), U.S. Central Command forces alongside UK Armed Forces, and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted strikes on 8 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These strikes from this multilateral coalition targeted areas in Houthi-controlled Yemen used to attack international merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region. The targets included missile systems and launchers, air defense systems, radars, and deeply buried weapons storage facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/MEDIA\/PRESS-RELEASES\/Press-Release-View\/Article\/3652569\/us-forces-allies-conduct-joint-strikes-in-yemen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Executes Political Prisoner Mohammad Ghobadlou in Relation to 2022 Nationwide Uprising<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-315388 size-medium\" title=\"Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Ghobadloo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ghobadloo-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Ghobadloo\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ghobadloo-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ghobadloo-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ghobadloo-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ghobadloo-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ghobadloo.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian authorities in Ghezel Hesar prison, Karaj, executed political prisoner Mohammad Ghobadlou on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, for taking part in anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghobadlou, 23, was arrested in Tehran in October 2022, during the nationwide uprisings that erupted after the regime\u2019s security forces murdered a young girl, Mahsa Amini, for violating the regime\u2019s hijab rules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was charged with the murder of one of the repressive forces who had been dispatched to suppress the protests. His case was overseen by Abolghasem Salavati, a notorious judge under U.S. and European sanctions for his role in human rights abuses, especially against dissidents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghobadlou was denied access to a lawyer of his choosing and was appointed an attorney by the court. He was charged with \u201cCorruption on Earth\u201d and sentenced to death despite a severely flawed judicial process and lack of evidence aside from confessions obtained under torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-regime-executes-political-prisoner-mohammad-ghobadloo-in-relation-to-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_52 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_52\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iranian Regime Insiders Clearly Point Out That the Regime\u2019s Only Red Line Is the PMOI<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-315383 alignleft\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units inside Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MEK-Resistance-Units-inside-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units inside Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MEK-Resistance-Units-inside-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MEK-Resistance-Units-inside-Iran-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the day of the Iranian regime\u2019s sham parliamentary elections approaches, regime officials, especially supreme leader Ali Khamenei, are extremely anxious and worried about a mass boycott. Thus, the entire extensive propaganda apparatus of the regime has mobilized to prevent the inevitable humiliating results. The situation seems so dire for the regime that even the politicians of the marginalized factions are rushing to save the tyrannical rules of the mullahs. Despite having been eliminated from politics by Khamenei, this group insists on repeating and emphasizing that \u201cwe are all on the same boat\u201d and that we must use our fingers to plug its holes and prevent it from sinking.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/iranian-regime-insiders-clearly-point-out-that-the-regimes-only-red-line-is-the-pmoi\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_52 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_52\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/iranian-regime-insiders-clearly-point-out-that-the-regimes-only-red-line-is-the-pmoi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echoes of Desperation: Tehran\u2019s Hail Mary Bid to Influence US Policy<\/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;\">In September 2023, a seismic revelation shook the foundations of U.S. national security when credible reports exposed a disturbing infiltration of the U.S. government by agents of the Iranian regime. The damning report by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/25\/2023\/inside-irans-influence-operation\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/25\/2023\/inside-irans-influence-operation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706021939921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1VQzH1iIpJsbdokbBaDmev\">Semafor<\/a> laid bare a sprawling propaganda network, the Iran Experts Initiative (IEI), intricately linked to the regime in Tehran. Shockingly, this network allegedly included a senior Pentagon official and influential overseas academics, all implicated in disseminating Tehran&#8217;s talking points within American policymaking circles. The tentacles of this network reached even into the echelons of U.S. diplomacy, with former aide to U.S. Iran envoy Robert Malley implicated in the scandal. Malley himself faced suspension earlier in the year for alleged mishandling of classified information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/alisafavi\/2024\/01\/22\/echoes-of-desperation-tehrans-hail-mary-bid-to-influence-us-policy-n2633995\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How Iran\u2019s Regime Is Spinning Words to Whitewash Economic Problems<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257920 size-medium\" title=\"iran-borqhan-savojbolagh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-696x442.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-1068x678.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since its founding, the mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran has mastered the craft of spinning words and changing the meaning of terms to serve its needs in different situations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And now, the state-affiliated media are readily using the phrase \u201cimbalance\u201d to indicate economic failures. It is employed to justify budget deficits, embezzlements by banks, and the disarray of financial systems. Regime experts and economists, either within the system or under its influence, use such phrases to present analyses and describe a fraction of the economic crises and disasters that are plaguing the country. However, it is necessary to investigate beyond these evaluations and analyses to uncover the severity of the economic situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-irans-regime-is-spinning-words-to-gloss-over-economic-problems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Challenges in Iranian Education and The Impact of Teacher Scarcity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312248 size-medium\" title=\"Unveiling Irans Repressive Dress Code Against Young Women and Schoolgirls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Unveiling-Irans-Repressive-Dress-Code-Against-Young-Women-and-Schoolgirls-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Unveiling Irans Repressive Dress Code Against Young Women and Schoolgirls\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Unveiling-Irans-Repressive-Dress-Code-Against-Young-Women-and-Schoolgirls-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Unveiling-Irans-Repressive-Dress-Code-Against-Young-Women-and-Schoolgirls-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Unveiling-Irans-Repressive-Dress-Code-Against-Young-Women-and-Schoolgirls-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Unveiling-Irans-Repressive-Dress-Code-Against-Young-Women-and-Schoolgirls-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Unveiling-Irans-Repressive-Dress-Code-Against-Young-Women-and-Schoolgirls.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the release of reports highlighting the shortage of teachers in Iran\u2019s schools, with numerous classrooms across various cities left without educators, the Ministry of Education has responded to these concerns by issuing an official notice. In a brief statement, the Information and Public Relations Center of the Ministry of Education conveyed the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018To provide a prompt and clear response to the public, it was announced last week during a television program featuring the Minister of Education that, in cases where there is a shortage of teachers in schools, individuals are encouraged to directly submit their concerns to this center, bypassing intermediaries, for thorough follow-up and examination.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/challenges-in-iranian-education-and-the-impact-of-teacher-scarcity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime and the Escalating Crisis in Yemen: Malign Activities and Terrorism Links<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-315382 alignleft\" title=\"iran khamenei houthis meeting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-khamenei-houthis-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"iran khamenei houthis meeting\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-khamenei-houthis-meeting.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-khamenei-houthis-meeting-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent intelligence reports obtained by Politico highlight Iran-backed Houthi rebels\u2019 relentless pursuit of additional weapons from Tehran, signaling an alarming escalation in their efforts to target shipping lanes in the Red Sea. U.S. officials, backed by Western intelligence, have been monitoring the Houthis\u2019 increased planning for intensified attacks, including attempts to procure additional weaponry capable of targeting commercial vessels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Houthis, supported by Iran, are reportedly seeking to continue their assaults on shipping in the Red Sea, posing a direct threat to international maritime activities. There are also concerns that the militant group may extend its targets to Western forces operating in the region, heightening the risk of a broader conflict in the Middle East. Despite recent U.S.-led strikes against the group, the Houthis remain undeterred, persisting in their attacks on commercial shipping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/news-digest\/irans-regime-and-the-escalating-crisis-in-yemen-malign-activities-and-terrorism-links\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC and Hezbollah Operatives Among Casualties in Yemen Airstrikes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-315381 alignleft\" title=\"houthis ansarallah militias\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/houthis-ansarallah-militias.jpg\" alt=\"houthis ansarallah militias\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/houthis-ansarallah-militias.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/houthis-ansarallah-militias-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amidst ongoing regional tensions and the Iran regime\u2019s alleged malign activities, including war-mongering in the Middle East and support for terrorist organizations, recent British and American airstrikes targeted Houthi facilities in Yemen, resulting in 75 casualties, as reported by Yemeni sources to Sky News Arabia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the deceased were operatives from the Iran regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah. The airstrikes, conducted in various locations, led to the death of nine foreign experts, including three from the IRGC and six from Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/news-digest\/irgc-and-hezbollah-operatives-among-casualties-in-yemen-airstrikes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perilous Skies: The Escalating Crisis of Air Pollution in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-232594 size-medium\" title=\"air-pollution-in-Tehran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-pollution-in-Tehran-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"air-pollution-in-Tehran\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-pollution-in-Tehran-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-pollution-in-Tehran-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-pollution-in-Tehran-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-pollution-in-Tehran-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/air-pollution-in-Tehran.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a distressing scenario where air pollution has become a persistent issue in Iran, the month of January is witnessing a surge in air pollution, marked by a \u2018red\u2019 status in various regions across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The air quality monitoring center of the General Department of Environmental Protection of East Azerbaijan has declared the air condition in Tabriz with a pollution index of 151, categorizing it as \u2018red\u2019 and deeming it \u2018unhealthy for all age groups\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simultaneously, the Tehran Air Quality Control Company has labeled the air in the capital as \u2018unhealthy for sensitive groups\u2019 in most areas, with eleven regions reaching a \u2018red\u2019 status and being classified as \u2018unhealthy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/news-digest\/perilous-skies-the-escalating-crisis-of-air-pollution-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghazaleh Zare\u2019E, a Rights Activist and Journalist, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-315384 size-medium\" title=\"Ghazaleh Zaree iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ghazaleh Zaree iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran-1068x534.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghazaleh-Zaree-iran.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian Judiciary has sentenced a rights activist, Ghazaleh Zare\u2019e, to three years of imprisonment. Ghazaleh Zare\u2019e is originally from Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan Province in western Iran. She defends the rights of labor children and street children. She had been arrested in Khorramabad by security forces on July 30, 2023, and imprisoned in the detention center of the city\u2019s Department of Intelligence. She spent 23 days in solitary confinement and 10 days in the women\u2019s ward of the Prison of Khorramabad before being eventually released temporarily on a bail of 500 million Tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Revolutionary Court of Khorramabad sentenced Ms. Zare\u2019e to one year in prison for disseminating \u201cpropaganda against the state\u201d and to two years in jail for alleged \u201cformation of a group to sabotage national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2024\/01\/22\/ghazaleh-zaree-a-rights-activist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Fall of Iran\u2019s Middle Class and the Rise of Rent-Seeking Mafia<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-315182 alignleft\" title=\"iran street crowded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-street-crowded.jpg\" alt=\"iran street crowded\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-street-crowded.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-street-crowded-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the indicators of the growth and development of any country is the expansion and prosperity of the middle class. The existence of a thriving middle class in any society is a key driver of economic growth and development. Governments that have properly protected and supported the middle class have been able to guide the country\u2019s economy on the path of growth and development. The spread of poverty, lack of development, and destruction of Iran\u2019s middle class are pushing society towards polarization. There is a prosperous class that emerges through government control and utilizes the wealth that belongs to the general public, while the second class is impoverished. The Iranian regime is rapidly exploiting natural resources such as oil, gas, water, and land in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/50607-the-fall-of-irans-middle-class-and-the-rise-of-rent-seeking-mafia\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paris\u2014January 20, 2024: MEK Supporters Organized an Exhibition in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Paris&mdash;January 20, 2024: MEK Supporters Held an Exhibition in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_hk3jDjsndUk\" 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%2Fhk3jDjsndUk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hk3jDjsndUk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-01-21T15:32:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_hk3jDjsndUk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fhk3jDjsndUk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Paris\u2014January 20, 2024: 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\/hk3jDjsndUk\" 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%2Fhk3jDjsndUk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Paris&mdash;January 20, 2024: 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=\"On January 20, 2024, in Paris, France, freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized a photo exhibition and set up a book table to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 20, 2024, in Paris, France, freedom-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 photo exhibition and set up a book table to express solidarity with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/01\/paris-january-20-2024-mek-supporters-organized-an-exhibition-in-solidarity-with-the-iran-revolution\/54891\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 22, 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM Iran, Not Gaza, Is at the Center of the Middle East Chaos, Experts Say Multiple military escalations and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":314942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-315380","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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