{"id":325153,"date":"2024-10-21T07:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=325153"},"modified":"2024-10-21T08:10:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T07:10:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-21-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-tehran-electrical-power-workers-protests-19102024-696x393.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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">G7 Defense Ministers Condemn Iran&#8217;s Destabilizing Actions and Growing Alliance with Russia<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"WATCH: Austin holds briefing at G7 meeting of defense ministers in Naples, Italy\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_6md_omIdWv8\" 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%2F6md_omIdWv8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6md_omIdWv8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT18M1S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-19T17:25:36Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_6md_omIdWv8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F6md_omIdWv8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">WATCH: Austin holds briefing at G7 meeting of defense ministers in Naples, Italy<\/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\/6md_omIdWv8\" 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%2F6md_omIdWv8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH: Austin holds briefing at G7 meeting of defense ministers in Naples, Italy\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pbsnews X: http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newshour Instagram: http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newshour Facebook: http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">October 19, 2024 \u2013 Naples, Italy \u2013 In a strong rebuke to Iran&#8217;s regional behavior, the defense ministers of the G7 nations\u2014Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States\u2014issued a joint statement during their meeting in Naples, urging the Iranian regime to cease its destabilizing actions.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministers condemned Tehran&#8217;s support for regional proxies, declaring, &#8220;We call on Iran to refrain from providing support to Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and other non-state actors, and taking further actions that could destabilize the region and trigger an uncontrolled process of escalation.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/static.poder360.com.br\/2024\/10\/comunicado-em-conjunto-g7-conflito-ucrania.pdf\">The statement underscored<\/a> the urgent need for the regime to adhere to international law and halt its interference, which threatens regional peace.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The G7 also expressed grave concern over Iran\u2019s deepening military ties with Russia, including the supply of ballistic missiles, UAVs, and sensitive technology, actions that aim to evade sanctions. The ministers noted, &#8220;We express our deep concern at the intensification of military cooperation between Iran and Russia,&#8221; emphasizing how this alliance undermines international security.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The G7\u2019s message is clear: the regime\u2019s ongoing support for militias and its strategic alliances are fueling instability. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to countering such actions and preserving the international rules-based order, sending a strong warning to Tehran to change course or face further isolation.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chairman McCaul Calls on President Biden to Fully Enforce Mandatory 21st Century Peace through Strength Act Sanctions<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305024 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/us-house-foreign-affairs-committee-chairman-mccaul-logo.jpg\" alt=\"us house foreign affairs committee chairman mccaul logo\" width=\"169\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/us-house-foreign-affairs-committee-chairman-mccaul-logo.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/us-house-foreign-affairs-committee-chairman-mccaul-logo-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>San Francisco, Calif. \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter\u00a0to\u00a0President Biden urging him to implement mandatory sanctions against U.S. adversaries under McCaul\u2019s bipartisan 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act. Despite the grave and growing threat Russia, China, and Iran pose to U.S. national security interests, the Biden-Harris administration has not issued a single sanctions designation\u00a0under the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act since it was signed into law as part of the national security supplemental in April of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI call on you to provide additional resources, including detailed staff, to the Departments of Treasury and State for the specific purpose of immediate and robust implementation of the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act to counter Iran, Russia, and China. The world is on fire; we cannot lose another day to hesitation, appeasement, and weakness.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/chairman-mccaul-calls-on-president-biden-to-fully-enforce-mandatory-21st-century-peace-through-strength-act-sanctions\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Officials Warn about Declining Morale among The Regime\u2019s Loyal Forces<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310577 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Islamic-Revolutionary-Guards-Corps-IRGC-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps IRGC\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Islamic-Revolutionary-Guards-Corps-IRGC-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Islamic-Revolutionary-Guards-Corps-IRGC-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Islamic-Revolutionary-Guards-Corps-IRGC.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On October 18, during the Friday prayers, Mohammad-Mehdi Hosseini Hamadani, the regime\u2019s prayer leader in Karaj, expressed concerns over \u201cdespair, negativity, and the undermining of officials by the system\u2019s own \u2018loyal forces.&#8217;\u201d He stated, \u201cSome analyses are made by cowardly individuals, influenced by threats and the empty rhetoric of enemies. These lead to conclusions that we should surrender and back down, instilling fear among the people. Such analyses create despair, negativity, and undermine officials, and sometimes even the valued forces fall prey to these perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concerns and declining morale among the regime\u2019s loyal forces are widespread. It appears that during this week\u2019s Friday prayers, the representatives of regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei were instructed to address and restore morale following a common directive.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/iranian-officials-warn-about-declining-morale-among-the-regimes-loyal-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Escalation of Executions in Iran: A Grim Strategy of Repression Under New Leadership<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323154 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-executions-flag-gallows.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-executions-flag-gallows.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-executions-flag-gallows-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The alarming increase in political and social executions in Iran following the rise of the new president reflects a deliberate intensification of state repression aimed at quelling internal dissent. The Iranian regime\u2019s notorious machinery of executions and systematic oppression has once again been activated, with chilling regularity. On October 16 and 17, the regime carried out the execution of 15 prisoners. This horrifying statistic underscores the severity of the crackdown and reveals the leadership\u2019s profound fear of potential uprisings.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of those executed since Masoud Pezeshkian took office, 12 were women\u2014highlighting the regime\u2019s use of execution as a tool not just of punishment, but of political intimidation and control under the leadership of Pezeshkian. This surge in executions is not only a legal punishment but a deeply entrenched strategy to stifle social unrest.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/escalation-of-executions-in-iran-a-grim-strategy-of-repression-under-new-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guardian Council Approves New Hijab Bill, Enforcing Gender Apartheid<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313314 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-Hijab-law-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"New Hijab law min (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-Hijab-law-min-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/New-Hijab-law-min-1-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Hadi Tahan Nazif, spokesperson for the Guardian Council, announced that the council had approved the new Hijab bill, which has now been submitted to parliament for the next steps.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This follows an announcement a month earlier, on September 17, 2024, by Mousa Ghazanfari Abadi, who had also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/09\/20\/hijab-and-chastity-bill-increases-fines\/\">conf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/09\/20\/hijab-and-chastity-bill-increases-fines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">i<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/09\/20\/hijab-and-chastity-bill-increases-fines\/\">rmed the Guardian Council\u2019s approval<\/a>\u00a0of the bill. Later, on September 25, 2024, the spokesperson for the regime\u2019s Parliamentary Cultural Commission said, \u201cThe issue has been communicated to parliament, and the speaker of the parliament will soon notify the government about this law.\u201d (Javanonline.ir, September 25, 2024)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/10\/20\/new-hijab-bill-gender-apartheid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Prisoners, Including A Woman, Executed in The Central Prison of Tabriz<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-325155 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-840x420.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran-1068x534.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Execution-of-a-woman-in-Tabriz-Iran.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two prisoners, including a woman, were executed in the Central Prison of Tabriz. The identities of the two prisoners executed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabriz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tabriz<\/a> have not yet been established, however, the state-run Rokna.net said their first names were Nastaran and Mohammad.\u00a0The two prisoners were arrested in early June 2024 on charges of murder in a joint case. The Penal Court No. 1 of East Azerbaijan Province subsequently condemned them to death.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime is the world\u2019s top record holder of executions of women. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2023\/09\/07\/executions-of-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the data recorded<\/a>\u00a0by the NCRI Women\u2019s Committee, at least 253 women have been executed in Iran since 2007. The number of women executed in Iran has sharply increased over the past year, with 33 executions of women recorded between October 2023 and October 2024.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/10\/20\/central-prison-of-tabriz-woman-execution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly All of Iran Affected by Land Subsidence<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-248388 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-tehran-landslide-min-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"iran-tehran-subsidence-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-tehran-landslide-min-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-tehran-landslide-min-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-tehran-landslide-min-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-tehran-landslide-min-696x430.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iran-tehran-landslide-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ali Beitollahi, member of the scientific council of the Road, Housing, and Urban Development Research Center of Iran, warned that, with the exception of Gilan Province, land subsidence has occurred in all provinces of the country. He noted that the rate of subsidence is expanding daily, yet policymakers, despite clear evidence, have not fully grasped the scale of the disaster.\u00a0\u00a0Beitollahi highlighted cities with the highest levels of subsidence in Iran, adding: \u201cIn areas with high population density, the rate of subsidence is very high, including Mashhad, Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Kerman, and other major cities.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/52371-nearly-all-of-iran-affected-by-land-subsidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only $1.5 Million Paid Out of $70 Million in Taxes Owed by Luxury Homeowners in Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-249172 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Turning-away-from-The-Clergyin-Iran-min-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"luxury-aristocraty-Clergyin-Iran-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Turning-away-from-The-Clergyin-Iran-min-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Turning-away-from-The-Clergyin-Iran-min-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Turning-away-from-The-Clergyin-Iran-min-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Turning-away-from-The-Clergyin-Iran-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Iranian regime\u2019s Tax Authority, 135,509 luxury residential units and garden villas have been subjected to taxes amounting to 44.63 trillion rials (approximately $69.8 million), of which only 940 billion rials (approximately $1.471 million) have been collected. According to the organization, the threshold for luxury home tax in 2024, based on the budget law, is set at 350 billion rials (approximately $547,730). All residential units and garden villas valued above this amount must pay taxes on the excess.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Failure to pay taxes by luxury homeowners comes at a time when reports show that tax evasion by the wealthy has become commonplace. According to the Tax Authority, in the spring of 2024, government revenues from income and salary taxes grew by 15%, revenues from goods and services taxes grew by 36.5%, and wealth tax revenues dropped by 28.5%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/52368-only-1-5-million-paid-out-of-70-million-in-taxes-owed-by-luxury-homeowners-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Cleric\u2019s Statements on War and Religious Goals Raise Concerns<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325156 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-khamenei-jalili-mirbagheri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-khamenei-jalili-mirbagheri.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iran-khamenei-jalili-mirbagheri-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent interview, Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a member of Iran\u2019s \u201cAssembly of Experts,\u201d made remarks that have generated significant reactions on social media and among political commentators. Mirbagheri, who also heads the \u201cIslamic Academy of Qom,\u201d discussed the inevitability of a future conflict between believers and non-believers, predicting an escalation in hostilities. His statements have sparked both criticism and discussion across various circles.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the interview, Mirbagheri responded to a question about the killing of 42,000 individuals in Gaza by stating that \u201cachieving closeness to God is worth the cost, even if it results in the deaths of half the world\u2019s population.\u201d He further elaborated that the loss of 42,000 lives in Gaza should be seen in the context of a larger, divine goal, and therefore, did not hold significant weight. He also referenced the speeches of Iran\u2019s first Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, asserting that \u201cif the superpowers were to hang the Basijis of the Islamic world and capture our women, it would be worth it to reach that goal.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-clerics-statements-on-war-and-religious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amsterdam, October 19, 2024: MEK Supporters Host Book Exhibition to Stand Against the Crimes of the Mullahs\u2019 Regime in Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325154 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amsterdam-October-19-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amsterdam-October-19-2024.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amsterdam-October-19-2024-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Netherlands\u2014October 19, 2024: In Amsterdam, 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 book table to express solidarity with political prisoners in Iran. This initiative highlights their ongoing commitment to human rights and awareness-raising efforts regarding the situation in Iranian prisons.\u00a0The book table coincides 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, which has been active for 38 weeks. Every Tuesday, political prisoners in Iran participate in hunger strikes to protest against the regime\u2019s escalating use of the death penalty.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This campaign aims to shed light on the severe human rights violations occurring within Iranian prisons and calls for international attention to the plight of those facing execution.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/10\/amsterdam-october-19-2024-mek-supporters-host-book-exhibition-to-stand-against-the-crimes-of-the-mullahs-regime-in-iran\/65859\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bucharest, Romania \u2013 October 19, 2024: MEK Supporters Exhibition to Condemn the Mullahs\u2019 Regime Crimes in Iran<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_RcSIFkwbAXY\"><div id=\"lyte_RcSIFkwbAXY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FRcSIFkwbAXY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/RcSIFkwbAXY\" 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%2FRcSIFkwbAXY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bucharest, Romania \u2013 October 19, 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 an exhibition to express solidarity with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. The exhibition also protests the rising wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime and calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners held in the regime\u2019s prisons in Iran.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/10\/bucharest-romania-october-19-2024-mek-supporters-exhibition-to-condemn-the-mullahs-regime-crimes-in-iran\/65863\/\" 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-20-2024\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 20, 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: 9:00 AM CEST G7 Defense Ministers Condemn Iran&rsquo;s Destabilizing Actions and Growing Alliance with Russia WATCH: Austin holds briefing at [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":325157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-325153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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