{"id":325095,"date":"2024-10-18T07:11:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T06:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=325095"},"modified":"2024-10-18T16:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:04:35","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-18-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-18-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 18, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-protests-16092024-1-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Held in Solitary Confinement<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-325112 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lhumanite-logo-e1729263853203-300x96.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lhumanite-logo-e1729263853203-300x96.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lhumanite-logo-e1729263853203-768x247.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lhumanite-logo-e1729263853203-150x48.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lhumanite-logo-e1729263853203-696x224.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lhumanite-logo-e1729263853203.webp 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>&#8220;I have been away from my children for thirteen years, but I have seen the crime with my own eyes and my resolve has grown stronger than ever.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Maryam Akbari Monfared, mother of three daughters, has been locked up in Iranian jails for fifteen years now.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During all these years, the political prisoner has not stopped denouncing human rights violations in her country, such as through her writings published on the hundredth day of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanite.fr\/monde\/iran\/femmes-vie-liberte-765235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.humanite.fr\/monde\/iran\/femmes-vie-liberte-765235\">Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, at the end of 2022<\/a>. After more than twelve years in detention, extended by two years for &#8220;insulting the supreme leader&#8221;, she is now facing new charges that keep her in solitary confinement.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanite.fr\/monde\/droits-humains\/la-prisonniere-politique-iranienne-maryam-akbari-monfared-maintenue-a-lisolement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UN Seeks Probe into Reported Mass Killing of Afghans Migrating to Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 17 (Reuters) &#8211; The United Nations mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed on the Afghanistan-Iran border.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Afghan media outlets including Tolo News, citing witnesses, said more than 200 Afghan migrants who entered Iran illegally were attacked on Iranian territory, and that dozens had been killed and injured.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s ambassador to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, denied the reports of the &#8220;death of dozens of illegal nationals&#8221; in a post on X.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/un-seeks-probe-into-reported-mass-killing-afghans-migrating-iran-2024-10-17\/?taid=67113489f3ef050001dc80c6&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flight PS752: International Coalition Advances Legal Proceedings against Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-325107 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aviation24.be-logo-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aviation24.be-logo-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aviation24.be-logo-150x65.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aviation24.be-logo.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The International Coordination and Response Group, representing Canada, Ukraine, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, has filed a memorial with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to advance its case against Iran. This marks the next phase in legal proceedings related to Iran\u2019s breaches of the 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coalition accuses Iran of failing to take sufficient measures to prevent the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviation24.be\/airlines\/ukraine-international-airlines\/ukraine-international-airlines-boeing-737-800-crashes-after-takeoff-from-tehran-iran\/\">destruction of\u00a0Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752\u00a0by its armed forces<\/a>\u00a0on 8 January 2020 and of not conducting a transparent investigation or prosecution as required by international standards.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviation24.be\/airlines\/ukraine-international-airlines\/flight-ps752-international-coalition-advances-legal-proceedings-against-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond Its Proxy Wars, Tehran\u2019s Real Conflict Is with The People of Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-313451 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Iran-November2019-Uprising-15082020-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran November2019 Uprising 15082020 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Iran-November2019-Uprising-15082020-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Iran-November2019-Uprising-15082020-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Iran-November2019-Uprising-15082020-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Iran-November2019-Uprising-15082020-1-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Iran-November2019-Uprising-15082020-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recognizing the main conflict and its fronts in Iran is a crucial issue that society and political forces must understand. If we fail to discern the direction and tactics of this conflict during any shifts in power, we risk falling prey to the propaganda of diversionary and proxy wars, inadvertently or deliberately aiding the tyrannical regime of the mullahs and its goals.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more than four decades, the main conflict has been between the Iranian people and the regime, and it will continue until the regime\u2019s downfall. On one side are the people and their blood-stained resistance movement, and on the other is the regime, with all its factions, supporters, lobbies, and hidden and visible elements, united in the common goal of preserving the system.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From four decades ago until today, the regime\u2019s first and last priority has been the preservation of its own existence at any cost.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/beyond-its-proxy-wars-tehrans-real-conflict-is-with-the-people-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">French Human Rights Lawyers Call on West to Break Silence on Executions in Iran<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Massoud Pezeshkian marks his presidency with more than 250 executions in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_vm94VyBOG4I\" 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%2Fvm94VyBOG4I%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vm94VyBOG4I\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-13T17:27:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_vm94VyBOG4I\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fvm94VyBOG4I%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Massoud Pezeshkian marks his presidency with more than 250 executions in Iran<\/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\/vm94VyBOG4I\" 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%2Fvm94VyBOG4I%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Massoud Pezeshkian marks his presidency with more than 250 executions in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In tandem with its warmongering in the Middle East region, Iran\u2019s regime has been waging a campaign of executions in Iran. On the eve of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, regime authorities hanged seven people in Karaj and Zahedan. Since Massoud Pezeshkian became the regime\u2019s president in July, the number of executions in Iran has reached 267. Ironically, the regime and its apologists abroad have been trying to brand Pezeshkian as a moderate and a reformist figure. But the uptick in executions is further proof that the regime needs executions to survive. In response to the wave of executions, political prisoners across Iran have launched the \u201cNo To Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign, where they go on hunger strike every Tuesday in protest to executions. This campaign has now lasted for 37 weeks and has spread to 22 prisons across Iran and has garnered international attention. At the same time, the regime has increased pressure on political prisoners in Iran and is using the death penalty as a method to intimidate dissidents, especially supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI). In September, the regime\u2019s judiciary issued death sentences for PMOI supporters Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani. These two political prisoners were sentenced to death on charges of \u201crebellion, waging war against God, corruption on Earth, membership in the PMOI, collecting classified information, and conspiracy against national security.\u201d In October, the regime started the trial of seven other political prisoners on charges of membership in the PMOI, rebellion against the regime, and conspiracy against the regime\u2019s security. It is high time for the international community to hold the regime\u2019s leaders to account for their gross human rights violations and their wanton use of executions as a political tool to maintain their hold on power. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a joint article published in the newspapers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberation.fr\/idees-et-debats\/trois-nouveaux-condamnes-a-mort-en-iran-la-france-doit-sortir-du-silence-20241010_ZVPT7G6GNBCZTPLPTL3JQMLUWM\/\">Lib\u00e9ration<\/a>\u00a0and L\u2019Humanit\u00e9, and on the website of the French Human Rights League, a group of prominent French lawyers and human rights defenders called for predicating international relations with Iran to a moratorium on executions. The article, which comes in response to the alarming rise in the number of political executions in Iran, is co-authored by Dominique Attias, President of the Board of Directors of the European Bar Foundation; Patrick Baudouin, Honorary President of the French Human Rights League; William Bourdon, Lawyer and Founding President of the Sherpa Association; Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Legaret, President of the Foundation for Middle East Studies (Femo); Jean-Pierre Mignard, Lawyer and essayist; and Gilbert Mitterrand President of the Danielle-Mitterrand Foundation France-Libert\u00e9s.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/french-human-rights-lawyers-call-on-west-to-break-silence-on-executions-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Expansion of Iran Regime\u2019s Missile Program: Strategic and Regional Implications<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-263073 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iranmissiles-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"iranmissiles\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iranmissiles-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iranmissiles-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iranmissiles-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iranmissiles-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iranmissiles.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran regime\u2019s missile program has developed into one of the most formidable military capabilities in the Middle East, featuring a diverse arsenal and extensive production infrastructure.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent developments indicate significant expansions at key missile sites, particularly at the Khojir missile production complex and the Modarres military base, both of which are overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These expansions aim to increase both ballistic missile and drone production, with Iranian officials confirming their intention to enhance conventional missile capabilities amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/the-expansion-of-iran-regimes-missile-program-strategic-and-regional-implications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Burden of Housing Costs on Iranian Households: A Growing Crisis<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-248015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-supermarkets-closed-1-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"iran-supermarkets-closed (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-supermarkets-closed-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-supermarkets-closed-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-supermarkets-closed-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-supermarkets-closed-1-696x383.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iran-supermarkets-closed-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the late 2010s, housing costs have become a significant financial strain for Iranian households, particularly in major cities. The rising cost of rent and housing now consumes nearly half of the average family\u2019s income, turning home ownership and even renting into a major financial burden.\u00a0Official statistics show that housing expenses have steadily increased across Iran\u2019s 31 provinces. In 2023, the average household spent 42.2% of its income on housing, up from 38% the previous year. In Tehran, this figure has reached an alarming 56%. For comparison, renters in the early 2000s spent just 28% of their income on housing, but since the 2010s, this percentage has climbed consistently.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-burden-of-housing-costs-on-iranian-households-a-growing-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Escalating Student Protests and Public Demonstrations Across Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319841 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-student-protests.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-student-protests.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-student-protests-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, October 16, protests by various segments of the public were accompanied by a student protest.\u00a0On Wednesday, the second protest by medical students from Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch took place in front of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First-year students in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy at the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University protested the sudden increase in tuition fees without prior notice.\u00a0The students had also held a similar protest in front of the Science and Research University the previous day.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/52361-escalating-student-protests-and-public-demonstrations-across-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s Orders the Acceleration of Iran\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Program<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-52741 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Unprecedented_Confession_of_One_of_the_Iranian_Regimes_Leaders_in_Gaining_Knowledge_of_Producing_Nuclear_Bomb-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Unprecedented Confession of One of the Iranian Regime's Leaders in Gaining Knowledge of Producing Nuclear Bomb\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Unprecedented_Confession_of_One_of_the_Iranian_Regimes_Leaders_in_Gaining_Knowledge_of_Producing_Nuclear_Bomb-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Unprecedented_Confession_of_One_of_the_Iranian_Regimes_Leaders_in_Gaining_Knowledge_of_Producing_Nuclear_Bomb-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Unprecedented_Confession_of_One_of_the_Iranian_Regimes_Leaders_in_Gaining_Knowledge_of_Producing_Nuclear_Bomb-696x425.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Unprecedented_Confession_of_One_of_the_Iranian_Regimes_Leaders_in_Gaining_Knowledge_of_Producing_Nuclear_Bomb.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simultaneously with the rise of Massoud Pezeshkian as the president of Iran\u2019s regime, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/terrorism\/51133-growing-calls-for-the-terrorist-designation-of-the-irgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>) to complete and expedite the nuclear weapons project. Prior to this, the Iranian regime had tried to hide the project or portray it as purely for peaceful purposes. However, the Iranian opposition group the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/blog\/32599-history-pmoi-mek-1979-iran-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI<\/a>) exposed the regime\u2019s atomic bomb project. Only then did the public become aware of the scale of this project, as well as the regime\u2019s missile program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These days, Iranian regime officials openly talk about building an atomic bomb, revealing their original intentions. The primary reason for this is a strategic escape from the quagmire of war and the survival of the Iranian regime through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/nuclear\/51552-irans-regime-on-verge-of-obtaining-nuclear-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear weapons<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/nuclear\/52356-khameneis-orders-the-acceleration-of-irans-nuclear-weapons-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oslo, Norway\u2014October 12, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the \u2018No to Executions\u2019 Campaign Against Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Oslo, Oct 12: Rally &amp;amp; exhibition in support of the &lsquo;No to Executions&rsquo; campaign against Iran&rsquo;s regime\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_PfUVwGleexE\" 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%2FPfUVwGleexE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PfUVwGleexE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-17T07:28:39Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_PfUVwGleexE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FPfUVwGleexE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Oslo, Oct 12: Rally &amp; exhibition in support of the \u2018No to Executions\u2019 campaign against Iran\u2019s 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\/PfUVwGleexE\" 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%2FPfUVwGleexE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Oslo, Oct 12: Rally &amp;amp; exhibition in support of the &lsquo;No to Executions&rsquo; campaign against Iran&rsquo;s regime\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Oslo, Norway\u2014October 12, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters organized a rally and exhibition in support of the \u2018No to Executions\u2019 campaign against Iran\u2019s regime - part 1\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Oslo, Norway\u2014October 12, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), organized a rally and exhibition\u00a0in Support of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/no-to-executions-campaign\/\" rel=\"\">No to Executions\u201d campaign<\/a>\u00a0against the mullahs\u2019 regime. They protested against the ongoing brutal executions across Iran. The participants urged support for the Iranian people and their resistance in the struggle to establish freedom, democracy, human rights, and justice in Iran.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/10\/oslo-norway-october-12-2024-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-no-to-executions-campaign-against-irans-regime\/65752\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">October 12, 2024: MEK Supporters Organize Rallies and Exhibitions in European Cities in Support of the \u2018No to Executions\u2019 Campaign Against Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"European cities rallies in support of the &lsquo;No to Executions&rsquo; campaign against Iran&rsquo;s regime&mdash;Oct 12\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5dmDQr3taZg\" 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%2F5dmDQr3taZg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dmDQr3taZg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-17T06:21:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_5dmDQr3taZg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5dmDQr3taZg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">European cities rallies in support of the \u2018No to Executions\u2019 campaign against Iran\u2019s regime\u2014Oct 12<\/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\/5dmDQr3taZg\" 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%2F5dmDQr3taZg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"European cities rallies in support of the &lsquo;No to Executions&rsquo; campaign against Iran&rsquo;s regime&mdash;Oct 12\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"October 12, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians, and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), rally various European cities in Support of the \u201cNo to Executions\u201d campaign against the mullahs\u2019 regime. The cities included Aarhus, Bucharest, Helsinki, Luxembourg, Oslo, Strasbourg, and Vienna.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>October 12, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians, and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), rally in various European cities in Support of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/no-to-executions-campaign\/\" rel=\"\">No to Executions\u201d campaign<\/a>\u00a0against the mullahs\u2019 regime. The cities included Aarhus, Bucharest, Helsinki, Luxembourg, Oslo, Strasbourg, and Vienna.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/10\/october-12-2024-mek-supporters-organize-rallies-and-exhibitions-in-european-cities-in-support-of-the-no-to-executions-campaign-against-irans-regime\/65738\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014October 15, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d Campaign Against Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg&mdash;October 15, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support &amp;#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&amp;#039; Campaign.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2Vt-uq8I9qs\" 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%2F2Vt-uq8I9qs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Vt-uq8I9qs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M36S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-17T08:34:56Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2Vt-uq8I9qs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2Vt-uq8I9qs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg\u2014October 15, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support &#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&#039; Campaign.<\/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\/2Vt-uq8I9qs\" 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%2F2Vt-uq8I9qs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg&mdash;October 15, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support &amp;#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&amp;#039; Campaign.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014October 15, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized a rally in solidarity with the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign for the seventh consecutive week, in response to the executions taking place in Iran&#039;s regime prisons.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014October 15, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized a rally in solidarity with the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/10\/no-to-executions-on-tuesdays-defying-irans-execution-surge-with-global-calls-for-justice\/65499\/\" rel=\"\">No to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign for the seventh consecutive week, in response to the executions taking place in Iran\u2019s regime prisons.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/10\/gothenburg-sweden-october-15-2024-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign-against-irans-regime\/65783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Birmingham Exhibition in Support of the \u2018No to Executions\u2019 Campaign Against Iran\u2019s Regime \u2013 October 15, 2024<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Birmingham, Oct 15: MEK supporters exhibition calling for an end to Human Rights Violations in Iran.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_WI1Z0m1fRqc\" 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%2FWI1Z0m1fRqc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WI1Z0m1fRqc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-17T07:01:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_WI1Z0m1fRqc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWI1Z0m1fRqc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Birmingham, Oct 15: MEK supporters exhibition calling for an end to Human Rights Violations in Iran.<\/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\/WI1Z0m1fRqc\" 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%2FWI1Z0m1fRqc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham, Oct 15: MEK supporters exhibition calling for an end to Human Rights Violations in Iran.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Birmingham, UK\u2014October 15, 2024: MEK supporters organized an exhibition calling for an end to Human Rights Violations in Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Birmingham\u2014October 15, 2024<\/strong>: Freedom-loving Iranians and academics living in England, who support the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), organized an exhibition and called for an end to human rights violations in Iran. They expressed solidarity with Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike, protesting torture and executions by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/10\/birmingham-exhibition-in-support-of-the-no-to-executions-campaign-against-irans-regime-october-15-2024\/65743\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n<div class=\"h-full\">\r\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ghwdi-79elbk h-full\">\r\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ghwdi-1n7m0yu\">\r\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\r\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-79\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\r\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\r\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-5 juice:lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\r\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\r\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\r\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\r\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"021343c5-849d-41db-b2d5-31bb8cd41642\">\r\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\"><hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2024\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 17, 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST Iranian Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Held in Solitary Confinement &ldquo;I have been away from my children [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":325096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-325095","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 v27.5 - 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