{"id":325789,"date":"2024-11-15T07:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T06:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=325789"},"modified":"2024-11-15T17:34:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:34:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-15-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 15, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-nurses-protest-12112024-696x391.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: 5:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Axios: Israel Destroyed Active Nuclear Weapons Research Facility in Iran, Officials Say<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/25\/israel-attacks-iran-retaliation\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Israeli attack on Iran\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/25\/israel-attacks-iran-retaliation\" data-vars-content-id=\"c72a00b7-39e7-42f7-a8db-f2b81d2512c0\" data-vars-headline=\"Scoop: Israel destroyed active nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, officials say\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Israeli attack on Iran<\/a> in late October destroyed an active top-secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin, according to three U.S. officials, one current Israeli official, and one former Israeli official.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong>\u00a0The strike \u2014 which targeted a site previously reported to be inactive \u2014 significantly damaged Iran&#8217;s effort over the past year to resume nuclear weapons research, Israeli and U.S. officials said.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n<li>One former Israeli official briefed on the strike said it destroyed sophisticated equipment used to design the plastic explosives that surround uranium in a nuclear device and are needed to detonate it.<\/li>\r\n<li>Iran has denied it is pursuing nuclear weapons. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a statement last week that &#8220;Iran is not after nuclear weapons, period.&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/15\/iran-israel-destroyed-active-nuclear-weapons-research-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monitor Says Militants Among 20 Killed in Israel Strikes on Syria<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325799 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/defense-post-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/defense-post-logo.png 298w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/defense-post-logo-150x85.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A war monitor said Israeli strikes in and around Damascus on Thursday killed 20 people including Palestinian militants and Iran-backed fighters, as attacks intensify during the Lebanon war.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The attacks coincided with an official visit to Damascus by\u00a0<strong>Ali Larijani<\/strong>, a senior adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah\u00a0<strong>Ali Khamenei<\/strong>, who met with Syrian President\u00a0<strong>Bashar al-Assad<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2024\/11\/08\/israeli-strike-syria-aleppo-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramped up strikes on Syria<\/a>\u00a0recently, including in areas near the Lebanese border mainly targeting bastions of Lebanese movement Hezbollah. Israel has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2024\/09\/24\/israeli-strikes-hezbollah-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at war with the Iran-backed group<\/a>\u00a0since September.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe death toll from the Israeli strikes on the Mazzeh neighbourhood and Qudsaya rose to 20 people, in addition to 21 other wounded,\u201d the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2024\/11\/14\/militants-killed-israel-strikes-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">CIA Employee Accused of Leaking Classified Info on Israeli Attack Plans to Face Charges in Virginia<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A CIA employee accused of\u00a0<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-iran-us-documents-attack-e7e23d09a2f1fc14498e64b38d74576f\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">leaking classified information<\/a><\/span>\u00a0assessing Israel\u2019s earlier plans to attack Iran was ordered by a federal judge Thursday to face felony charges in Virginia.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The FBI arrested Asif William Rahman this week in Cambodia, and he made his first court appearance Thursday in Guam. A judge there ordered that he be transferred to northern Virginia, where he was indicted last week on two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Court documents do not identify the federal agency that employed him, but a person familiar with the case who was not authorized to discuss it publicly confirmed to The Associated Press that it was the CIA.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fbi-classified-documents-justice-department-israel-iran-af303d8e786839e7431b203b3cf40be7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Never Abandon Your Dreams, Never!<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-325794 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-meeting-with-Francoise-Heritier.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">November 15 marks the anniversary of the passing of Fran\u00e7oise H\u00e9ritier, the distinguished French anthropologist and a friend of the Iranian Resistance. In honoring her legacy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0wrote:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFran\u00e7oise H\u00e9ritier may no longer be with us, yet the flames of her profound ideas will continue to shine. We will not forget her words: humanity will never know true freedom without absolute equality between the sexes. She also reminded us that the hardships along the path must never lead to passivity. Instead, each of us\u2014men and women alike\u2014must unite our efforts to one day eliminate this model of male domination, which, from its very foundation, has been built on inequality worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/in-memory-of-francoise-heritier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women in Evin Prison Commemorate Anniversary of November 2019 Uprising<\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262665 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Evins-women-ward-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Evins-women-ward\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Evins-women-ward-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Evins-women-ward-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Evins-women-ward-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Evins-women-ward.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the women\u2019s section of the notorious Evin Prison, political prisoners commemorated the widespread November 2019 protests with a series of anti-regime slogans and chants. A leaked audio file from inside the prison captured the voices of several political prisoners as they defied the Iranian regime\u2019s oppressive policies.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the night of November 13, 2024, echoes of chants resonated through the corridors of the women\u2019s section, where the incarcerated activists delivered powerful messages against the government. Among the chants was a notable phrase: \u201cThe noose no longer affects Damavand.\u201d This statement, made in response to the regime\u2019s mass executions, conveyed a strong message that the Iranian people are no longer afraid of executions.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/women-in-evin-prison-commemorate-anniversary-of-november-2019-uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Legacy of The November 2019 Uprising In Iran<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Recalling Iran&rsquo;s nationwide November 2019 protests after gas price hike\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_zTsaqJ0ZVG8\" 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%2FzTsaqJ0ZVG8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTsaqJ0ZVG8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT15M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-11-09T17:00:14Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_zTsaqJ0ZVG8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzTsaqJ0ZVG8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Recalling Iran\u2019s nationwide November 2019 protests after gas price hike<\/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\/zTsaqJ0ZVG8\" 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%2FzTsaqJ0ZVG8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Recalling Iran&rsquo;s nationwide November 2019 protests after gas price hike\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Know more about the Resistance Units\u2019 activities against the regime\u2019s crackdown measures: https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units On Friday, November 15, 2019, the Iranian regime declared a sudden hike in the price of gasoline. On the same night, the Iranian people, frustrated from economic constraints, poured into the streets in different cities to voice their outrage at the government\u2019s policies. The popular uprising quickly spread to 160 cities across the country Demands for decrease in gasoline prices turned into slogans calling for regime change. The regime\u2019s forces responded to the peaceful demonstrations by attacking the people and breaking their vehicle windows in the streets. The people in turn attacked banks, gas stations, police stations, governor\u2019s offices, police trailers, vehicles and motorcycles belonging to security forces, bases of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Basij paramilitary forces, supermarkets linked to the IRGC, offices of Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s representatives, setting ablaze anything that was owned by the corrupt regime. \u201cAs an individual on the ground I believe only God saved us,\u201d said Basij commander Brigadier General Salar Abnush, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Authorities brought helicopters and sprayed bullets from above onto the demonstrators to regain control over the city. On Sunday, November 17, Khamenei associated this uprising to the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and ordered an all-out crackdown. \u201cThese are rioters,\u201d he said, adding \u201cthe country security officials should live up to their duties.\u201d \u201cDo whatever it takes to end it,\u201d Khamenei told top security and government officials, according to a Reuters report. These remarks by Khamenei shed light on his deep concerns about the uprising overthrowing his entire regime. He issued orders for a massive crackdown, allowing his forces to launch a killing spree. As a result, they killed at least 1,500 people with direct fire. Following Khamenei\u2019s orders, security forces began shooting demonstrators in the head and raising the number of casualties to create fear among protesters. In some cities, such as Mahshahr in southwest Iran, the regime\u2019s security forces used armored vehicles, helicopters and large-caliber machine guns against protesters. In Mahshahr, armed security forces chased down local youths and forced them into a marsh area. Then they opened fire with heavy machine guns (.50 caliber\/12.7 mm) on the young men hiding in the marshes, killing many of them. The scope of the regime\u2019s crackdown in November 2019 was without a doubt unprecedented in the regime\u2019s four-decade history. Another issue mentioned by many in reference to this uprising was the PMOI\/MEK\u2019s role in this outburst of nationwide protests. This especially includes the regime\u2019s own officials and state media: The main difference of this uprising with previous years was the organized nature of the developments. Regime officials specially mention this in their remarks, referring to the PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units inside Iran as the leading force behind the country\u2019s uprisings. Resistance Units are teams with a few to several members and their main objective during the past few years has lead the country\u2019s uprisings and counter the atmosphere of fear imposed by the regime. On November 17, 2019, Ali Shamkhani, chair of the regime\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, held a press conference focusing on the nationwide protests. \u201cThese individuals are linked to the PMOI\/MEK\u2026 I believe we have arrested 34 MEK members so far and identified a large network of channels that are active not under the MEK banner but following their modus operandi,\u201d he said. Furthermore, heroic women played an incredibly significant role in the November 2019 uprising, showing practical leadership on the streets, bravery and the remarkable speed necessary that is needed in uprisings. If the word on the ground during the December 2017\/January 2018 uprising was the end of the reformists\/principalists scenario within the regime, in November 2019 Iran the people entered a path of uprising to realize their democratic alternative as the only solution forward. The Resistance Units strategy in cities, towns and neighborhoods has found its ground. The Iranian people and their organized resistance movement have reached a point of no return. They have once again proven to the world that the only means to save the Iranian people is to overthrow the ruling mullahs\u2019 regime. Iranian opposition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi said at a ceremony commemorating the martyrs of the November 2019 uprising: \u201cThe world has witnessed one of the most horrific crimes of the 21st century. \u201cLet me emphasize that in the face of these arisen youth, the regime cannot forestall its overthrow.&quot; https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/ https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iran-protests\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s November 2019 uprising, which is marking its fifth anniversary, has characteristics that set it apart from other nationwide uprisings. Beginning on November 15 and lasting for a week, this uprising sent shockwaves throughout the regime. The uprising began with the sudden state-imposed price hike on fuel and gasoline. The people of Iran, living under extreme poverty and fed up with decades of corruption and tyranny, poured into the streets to protest the regime\u2019s destructive policies. The movement soon turned into a nationwide uprising.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-legacy-of-the-november-2019-uprising-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Death Sentences Issued for Six Youths in Iran\u2019s \u201cEkbatan Case\u201d: A Symbol of Resistance<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325791 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ekbatan-case.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ekbatan-case.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ekbatan-case-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent reports indicate that an Iranian court has sentenced six young men to death in connection with the Ekbatan case, a judicial proceeding dating back to the protests of 2022. The defendants\u2014Milad Armun, Alireza Kafaei, Amir Mohammad Khosh Eghbal, Navid Najaran, Hossein Nemati, and Alireza Barmarzpournak\u2014have endured harsh treatment, including reported torture and extreme pressure throughout their detention.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Attorney Babak Paknia, who represents several of the defendants, announced the court\u2019s decision on the X social network on Wednesday, November 13. He noted that, while the sentencing branch had ruled for capital punishment, the head of the branch opposed the verdict and issued a minority vote, suggesting the ruling could be appealed.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ekbatan case arose amid nationwide protests in November 2022, when Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence detained at least 39, and possibly up to 50, residents of Ekbatan, a neighborhood in western Tehran. These arrests followed a series of raids on the homes of individuals accused of organizing protest gatherings in the area. At the time, the Ministry of Intelligence released a statement asserting that those detained were in contact with foreign media and engaged in vandalism in western Tehran. The statement further alleged that the group had access to frequency and eavesdropping equipment, including walkie-talkies.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/death-sentences-issued-for-six-youths-in-irans-ekbatan-case-a-symbol-of-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Hackers Impersonate LinkedIn Recruiters in Sophisticated Aerospace Espionage Campaign<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-52615 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Iran-Hackers-Shared-Tips-in-Online-Forums-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Hackers Shared Tips in Online Forums\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Iran-Hackers-Shared-Tips-in-Online-Forums-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Iran-Hackers-Shared-Tips-in-Online-Forums-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Iran-Hackers-Shared-Tips-in-Online-Forums-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Iran-Hackers-Shared-Tips-in-Online-Forums.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent cybersecurity report, researchers uncovered a new espionage campaign in which Iranian hackers impersonated recruiters on LinkedIn to target the aerospace industry. These tactics, often associated with North Korean cyber operations, were attributed instead to a group tied to Iran\u2019s cyberwarfare unit, raising questions about cross-border tactics and shared methods among adversarial states.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The campaign has been attributed to TA455, a subgroup of the Iranian government-affiliated cyberwarfare organization, Charming Kitten, according to Israeli cybersecurity firm ClearSky. Traditionally, \u201cfake worker\u201d schemes involving fabricated recruiter profiles have been associated with North Korean threat actors. However,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearskysec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Iranian-Dream-Job-ver1.pdf\">ClearSky<\/a>\u00a0has linked this latest operation to the Iranian cyber unit, suggesting that either TA455 intentionally mimicked North Korean-backed hackers to obscure its activities, or that North Korea shared attack methods and tools with Iran.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/iranian-hackers-impersonate-linkedin-recruiters-in-sophisticated-aerospace-espionage-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Hijab Compliance Clinic to Offer Treatment as Substitute Penalty for Women Who Defy the Compulsory Veil<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-260658 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iran-crackdown-hijab-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"iran-crackdown-hijab\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iran-crackdown-hijab-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iran-crackdown-hijab-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iran-crackdown-hijab-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/iran-crackdown-hijab.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After over forty years of the Iranian regime\u2019s relentless efforts to enforce mandatory hijab on the country\u2019s informed and freedom-loving women, which in recent years have led to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2023\/11\/01\/ordeal-of-armita-geravand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tragic deaths<\/a>\u00a0of several young women, the paralysis of another, and even the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/11\/09\/brutal-killing-of-four-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suicides<\/a>\u00a0of several high school girls, a new development has emerged: the inauguration of a clinic in Tehran to \u201cquit Hijab removal.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two days ago, Iranian state media reported on a statement by Mehri Talebi Darestani, head of the Women and Family Office in Tehran\u2019s Headquarters for Promoting Virtue. She announced the upcoming launch of the first Clinic in Tehran for quitting Hijab removal, which aims to provide a \u201cscientific and psychological treatment for removing Hijab.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/11\/14\/new-hijab-compliance-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\r\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\r\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran: Nearly 31,000 Dead From Air Pollution in 2023<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-232593 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-air-pollution-04012021-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-air-pollution-04012021\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-air-pollution-04012021-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-air-pollution-04012021-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-air-pollution-04012021-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-air-pollution-04012021-696x420.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-air-pollution-04012021.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Government-affiliated media in Iran are highlighting air pollution death statistics in an effort to create a \u201cpolitical achievement\u201d for regime president Masoud Pezeshkian in his initiative to ban mazut burning. However, data show that power plant reserves of mazut and diesel have drastically declined, and mazut burning is not the main cause of air pollution-related deaths.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas Shahsouni, head of the Air Health and Climate Change group in the Ministry of Health, reported 30,690 deaths due to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/51878-tehrans-air-has-become-more-polluted-than-last-year-agency-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">air pollution<\/a>\u00a0in 2023. This number was over 26,000 in 2022.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shahsouni explained that since 2017, the Ministry of Health\u2019s Air Health and Climate Change group has been responsible for compiling statistics on deaths and damages from air pollution. According to information previously provided by this center in press briefings, the estimated number of premature deaths due to air pollution in 2019 was around 41,700.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/uncategorized\/52552-iran-nearly-31000-dead-from-air-pollution-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inhumane Use of Hand Amputation as Judicial Punishment in Iran<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325793 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IranHRM-HandAmputationsReport.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IranHRM-HandAmputationsReport.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IranHRM-HandAmputationsReport-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has been repeatedly criticized for employing severe corporal punishments, particularly hand amputation, as part of its judicial system. Despite international condemnation, Iranian courts continue to issue and execute amputation sentences, especially for theft-related offenses. These punishments not only violate fundamental human rights but also inflict long-lasting psychological and physical trauma on the individuals subjected to them. This report delves into recent cases of hand amputation in Iran, highlights the historical and legal context behind such punishments, and underscores the urgent need for international pressure to end these inhumane practices.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2024\/11\/14\/inhumane-use-of-hand-amputation-as-judicial-punishment-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Oil and Gas Crisis: Analyzing the Causes and Consequences of Fuel Shortages<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-314933 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-gas-field-platform-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran gas field platform\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-gas-field-platform-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-gas-field-platform-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-gas-field-platform-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-gas-field-platform-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/iran-gas-field-platform.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite Iran\u2019s status as the world\u2019s second-largest holder of gas reserves and fourth-largest in oil, the nation faces an unprecedented energy crisis. A member of the Steel Industry Association recently revealed severe gas restrictions in the steel sector since last month. On November 12, Vahid Yaghoubi reported that, unlike previous years when these restrictions began in December, this year, they started as early as early October. According to Yaghoubi, restrictions began at 20% and have reached up to 50% in some units.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Previously, Iran\u2019s oil and gas shortages were mainly a winter issue. However, starting last year, the shortages began in the autumn, and this year they have persisted year-round. During the first half of the year, the consumption of mazut and diesel in power plants increased by 100% and 80%, respectively, significantly depleting fuel reserves. As a result, three major power plants in Karaj, Isfahan, and Arak had to shut down, leading to nationwide blackouts. This summer, electricity shortages further reduced power supply to industries, particularly steel.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-oil-and-gas-crisis-analyzing-the-causes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malm\u00f6, Sweden\u2014November 9, 2024: MEK Supporters\u2019 Rally and Exhibition to Condemn the Crimes of the Mullahs\u2019 Regime in Iran<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Malm&ouml;&mdash;November 9, 2024: MEK supporters rally to condemn the crimes of the mullahs&rsquo; regime in Iran.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nvj10yQwPMk\" 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%2Fnvj10yQwPMk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvj10yQwPMk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-11-13T17:05:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nvj10yQwPMk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fnvj10yQwPMk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Malm\u00f6\u2014November 9, 2024: MEK supporters rally to condemn the crimes of the mullahs\u2019 regime 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\/nvj10yQwPMk\" 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%2Fnvj10yQwPMk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Malm&ouml;&mdash;November 9, 2024: MEK supporters rally to condemn the crimes of the mullahs&rsquo; regime in Iran.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Malm\u00f6, Sweden\u2014November 9, 2024: MEK supporters organized a rally and exhibition to condemn the crimes of the mullahs\u2019 regime 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>Malm\u00f6, Sweden\u2014November 9, 2024<\/strong>: Freedom-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>) gathered in Malm\u00f6 to hold a rally and exhibition in support of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>\u00a0and to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s alarming increase in executions.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/11\/malmo-sweden-november-9-2024-mek-supporters-rally-and-exhibition-to-condemn-the-crimes-of-the-mullahs-regime-in-iran\/66856\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paris Exhibition Sheds Light on Human Rights Violations in Iran: MEK Supporters Gather on November 12, 2024<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Paris, November 12, 2024: MEK supporters exhibition to condemn human rights violations in Iran.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_uA4SH1ZEQAM\" 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%2FuA4SH1ZEQAM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uA4SH1ZEQAM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-11-13T17:07:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_uA4SH1ZEQAM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuA4SH1ZEQAM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Paris, November 12, 2024: MEK supporters exhibition to condemn 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\/uA4SH1ZEQAM\" 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%2FuA4SH1ZEQAM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Paris, November 12, 2024: MEK supporters exhibition to condemn human rights violations in Iran.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Paris held an exhibition to condemn human rights violations in Iran on November 12, 2024.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Paris, France<\/strong>\u2014November 12, 2024: 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>) held an exhibition featuring photographs and books. The event aimed to show solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>\u00a0and to protest the alarming rise in executions carried out by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2024\/11\/paris-exhibition-sheds-light-on-human-rights-violations-in-iran-mek-supporters-gather-on-november-12-2024\/66858\/\" 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-november-14-2024\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 14, 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: 5:30 PM CET Axios: Israel Destroyed Active Nuclear Weapons Research Facility in Iran, Officials Say The Israeli attack on Iran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":325792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-325789","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 v27.7 - 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