{"id":319437,"date":"2024-05-15T08:11:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T07:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=319437"},"modified":"2024-05-16T07:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T06:25:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-15-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 15, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-319441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Geneva-May-13-pic-4-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outrage in Belgian Parliament at Surge In Iranian Executions<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305914 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-300x57.png\" alt=\"eure reporter logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-150x29.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 100 Belgian parliamentarians from the main political parties and all regions of the country have joined the international outrage at the surge in executions in Iran. The signatories include several party leaders, the President of the Senate, and senior members and committee chairs from the federal and regional parliaments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a solution, the lawmakers supported the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people for a democratic and secular republic and the 10-point plan put forward by Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which calls for the abolition of the death penalty, gender equality in every aspect including the right of women to choose their own clothing and to participate in political leadership, the rights of minorities, a non-nuclear Iran, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eureporter.co\/world\/iran\/2024\/05\/15\/outrage-in-belgian-parliament-at-surge-in-iranian-executions\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UANI Condemns Iran&#8217;s Dangerous Nuclear Threats<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-258364 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/American-Coalition-Against-Nuclear-Iran-UANI.png\" alt=\"American-Coalition-Against-Nuclear-Iran-UANI\" width=\"208\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/American-Coalition-Against-Nuclear-Iran-UANI.png 208w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/American-Coalition-Against-Nuclear-Iran-UANI-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-change-nuclear-doctrine-if-existence-threatened-adviser-supreme-leader-says-2024-05-09\/\"><strong>remarks<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Kamal Kharrazi, advisor to the Islamic Republic\u2019s supreme leader, threatening to develop nuclear weapons:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIran\u2019s regime is advancing its nuclear program while using its proxies against the U.S. and its allies to distract the world. Iran\u2019s breakout time\u2014the amount of time it would take for Tehran to manufacture enough fissile material to build a weapon\u2014is currently at zero. Kamal Kharrazi\u2019s comments are part of its steady march towards nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is a reminder that U.S. policy is dangerously adrift. Sanctions enforcement has been lax; Iran\u2019s regime is not diplomatically isolated; and the Biden administration has not been developing a credible military threat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com\/press-releases\/uani-condemns-irans-dangerous-nuclear-threats\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talk In Iran About Change in Nuclear Weapons Policy Must Stop, UN Expert Says<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230392 size-medium\" 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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Loose talk within\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\">Iran<\/a> about abandoning the country\u2019s prohibition on possessing nuclear weapons is very worrying and needs to stop, Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN nuclear inspectorate, has said.\u00a0He was speaking to the Guardian after talks in London with David Cameron, the British foreign secretary, about the future of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and Grossi\u2019s delicate efforts to persuade Iran to re-establish an effective inspection programme capable of guaranteeing that the country is not seeking a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/apr\/19\/iran-israel-playing-with-fire-rules-of-confrontation\">Iran\u2019s military confrontation with Israel<\/a>\u00a0last month an increasing number of senior Iranian politicians have been calling for the country to develop nuclear weapons to match those they believe Israel has secretly developed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/may\/14\/talk-in-iran-about-change-in-nuclear-weapons-policy-must-stop-un-expert-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jordan Foils Arms Plot as Kingdom Caught in Iran-Israel Shadow War<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AMMAN, May 15 (Reuters) &#8211; Jordan has foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into the U.S.-allied kingdom to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage, according to two Jordanian sources with knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weapons were sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a cell of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan that has links to the military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, the people told Reuters. The cache was seized when members of the cell, Jordanians of Palestinian descent, were arrested in late March, they said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alleged plot and arrests, reported here for the first time, come at a time of sky-high tensions in the Middle East, with an American-backed Israel at war in Gaza with Hamas, part of Iran&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/what-is-irans-axis-resistance-which-groups-are-involved-2024-01-29\/\">Axis of Resistance<\/a>&#8221; network of proxy groups built up over decades to oppose Israel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/jordan-foils-arms-plot-kingdom-caught-iran-israel-shadow-war-2024-05-15\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biden\u2019s Compromised Iran Envoy Deserves More Congressional Investigation<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255297 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-review-logo.png\" alt=\"national-review-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-review-logo.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/national-review-logo-150x82.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along-overdue reckoning over the conduct of Rob Malley, President Biden\u2019s Iran envoy, might be on the way, however much the administration endeavors to bury the truth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0reported last week that members of Congress believe that Malley emailed classified documents to a personal email address and downloaded them to his personal phone from there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those lawmakers had done their own freelance investigative work to reach that conclusion because the State Department has been outrageously tight-lipped about the situation. After Malley failed to show up at a congressional briefing last April, officials told members of Congress that he was merely on leave rather than suspended pending the results of an investigation. Congress learned the truth through the press. The State Department appears not just to have failed to inform lawmakers about the situation but to have actively misled them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2024\/05\/bidens-compromised-iran-envoy-deserves-more-congressional-investigation\/#:~:text=The%20bureau%20is%20looking%20into,hacking%20operations%20is%20appalling%20enough.\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"pos-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"r-b88u0q\">Addressing French MPs in a conference at the French Parliament invited by the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic <\/span><\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"r-b88u0q\"> (CPID)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clerical regime\u2019s overthrow is a prerequisite for regional and global peace and security<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Addressing French MPs in a conference at the French Parliament invited by the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> (CPID)<br \/>The clerical regime\u2019s overthrow is a prerequisite for regional and global peace and security <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y7ZhBhBUEm\">pic.twitter.com\/Y7ZhBhBUEm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1790443119403585560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2024<\/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\">The clerical regime, which thought it could prevent the uprising by suppressing people and creating distracting slogans, has failed. This failure was evidenced by the widespread boycott of the so-called elections for the mullahs&#39; parliament (Majlis).<br \/>This Friday, in the second\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PVgDhiaX4\">pic.twitter.com\/0PVgDhiaX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1790478913979699322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 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;\">Missiles, the Iranian regime\u2019s solution to all problems<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-319438 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-missile-test-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-missile-test-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-missile-test-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-missile-test.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In a recent television interview, Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi put on a marathon of lies and deceit with a big dose of audacity. From his usual lies like reducing liquidity growth and controlling inflation, to claims of production growth and increasing subsidies, eradicating poverty, free water, electricity, and gas, healthcare insurance, and fighting corruption, among others. These claims are all baseless and repugnant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Raisi\u2019s despicable claims, there is one that deserves a closer look. When he boasted about the regime\u2019s disgraceful missile drone attack and claimed that the so-called \u201cSincere Promise\u201d operation \u201clifted the shadow of war from the country.\u201d How a war and attack, if taken seriously, can lift the shadow of war is a question that this lying individual should answer himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/missiles-the-iranian-regimes-solution-to-all-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Crisis in Iran\u2019s Healthcare System<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-319440 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis-672x420.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-healthcare-crisis.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The potential collapse of Iran\u2019s healthcare system due to the deterioration of its hospitals presents a significant challenge. Warnings from health professionals emphasize the urgent need to address\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/irans-mosques-outnumber-hospitals-by-55-to-1\/\">hospital<\/a>-acquired infections, which remain a leading cause of death in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite this, the regime has failed to provide transparent statistics on the issue. However, independent studies estimate the prevalence of these infections in Iran to be between 0.32% and 1.9%\u2014a troubling figure that underscores the gravity of the situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-crisis-in-irans-healthcare-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Continuation of the Hunger Strike by Political Prisoners in the Campaign \u201cTuesdays Against Execution\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-319444 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tuesdays-Against-Exec-Mid-HRM-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tuesdays-Against-Exec-Mid-HRM-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tuesdays-Against-Exec-Mid-HRM-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tuesdays-Against-Exec-Mid-HRM-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tuesdays-Against-Exec-Mid-HRM.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, political prisoners in Evin, Khorramabad, Karaj, Khoy, and Naqadeh prisons went on a hunger strike as part of the sixteenth week of the \u201cTuesdays Against Execution\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoners participating in the \u201cTuesdays Against Execution\u201d campaign, in a statement they released today, have issued a warning regarding the imminent execution of two political prisoners, Khosrow Besharat and Kamran Sheikh, who have been subjected to brutal torture and are now facing the threat of execution after enduring 10 and 14 days of torture, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_ads \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2024\/05\/14\/the-continuation-of-the-hunger-strike-by-political-prisoners-in-the-campaign-tuesdays-against-execution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2024\/05\/geneva-may-13-2024-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-against-policy-of-appeasing-irans-regime\/59192\/\">Geneva\u2014May 13, 2024: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally Against Policy of Appeasing Iran\u2019s Regime<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Geneva, May 13, 2024: MEK supporters rally against the appeasement policy with the mullahs&amp;#039; regime.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nMFShnIMmOw\" 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%2FnMFShnIMmOw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nMFShnIMmOw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT57S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-14T14:52:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nMFShnIMmOw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnMFShnIMmOw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Geneva, May 13, 2024: MEK supporters rally against the appeasement policy with the mullahs&#039; regime.<\/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\/nMFShnIMmOw\" 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%2FnMFShnIMmOw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Geneva, May 13, 2024: MEK supporters rally against the appeasement policy with the mullahs&amp;#039; regime.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Geneva, May 13, 2024: Coinciding with the UN Disarmament Commission (UNODA), freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters rallied in front of the UN headquarters. They called for an end to appeasement with 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>Geneva, Switzerland\u2014May 13, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Coinciding with the United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNODA) session, supporters of the Iranian Resistance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a>) rallied in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva. They protested against policies of appeasing Iran\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2024\/05\/geneva-may-13-2024-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-against-policy-of-appeasing-irans-regime\/59192\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-14-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 14, 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 PM Outrage in Belgian Parliament at Surge In Iranian Executions More than 100 Belgian parliamentarians from the main political [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":319441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-319437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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