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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\r\n BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Germany, Britain, and France said on Monday they were “extremely concerned” about Iran’s acceleration in its capacity for enrichment of uranium, urging Iran to halt and reverse these steps.<\/p>\r\n Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Reuters on Friday that Iran was\u00a0accelerating its enrichment of uranium<\/a>\u00a0to up to 60% purity, approaching the level of about 90% that is weapons-grade.<\/p>\r\n Enrichment refines the raw material so it can be used as fuel in civil nuclear power generation or, potentially, nuclear weapons. Iran has long denied seeking nuclear weapons.<\/p>\r\n Germany, Britain and France, known informally as the E3, said in a joint statement they condemned Iran’s latest steps to significantly increase the rate of production of uranium enriched up to 60% at the underground Fordow facility.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n Iranian authorities have adopted a new draconian law that further erases the human rights of women and girls, imposing the death penalty, flogging, prison terms, and other severe penalties to crush ongoing resistance to compulsory veiling, Amnesty International said today. The \u201cLaw on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab\u201d will come into force on 13 December 2024, according to Iran\u2019s Speaker of Parliament. In a dangerous escalation, the law permits the imposition of the death penalty for peaceful activism against Iran\u2019s discriminatory compulsory veiling laws.<\/p>\r\n The law, containing 74 articles, also imposes flogging, exorbitant fines, harsh prison sentences, travel bans, and restrictions on education and employment for women and girls who defy compulsory veiling laws. It also penalizes private entities that fail to enforce compulsory veiling, while providing impunity to officials and vigilantes who violently attack women and girls for defying it.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\r\n A furious blame game is unfolding among Iran\u2019s armed forces over the fall of\u00a0Bashar al-Assad<\/a>, The Telegraph has learned.\u00a0Officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said commanders of the elite military force were blaming each other \u201cin angry terms\u201d for the collapse of Assad\u2019s regime and the loss of Iranian influence in the region.<\/p>\r\n \u201cThe atmosphere is like something between almost punching each other, punching the walls, yelling at each other and kicking rubbish bins. They are blaming each other, and no one is taking responsibility,\u201d one official from Tehran told The Telegraph.<\/p>\r\n \u201cNo one ever imagined seeing Assad fleeing, as the focus for 10 years had been only on keeping him in power. And it was not because we were in love with him, it was because we wanted to maintain proximity to Israel and Hezbollah.\u201d<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n UPDATE: 7:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\r\n Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the\u00a0National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>, is seen addressing the meeting, and the Iranians who participated are cheering for freedom and democracy in the near future in Iran. At the conference north of Paris marking\u00a0Human Rights Day, entitled -Resolving the Iran Crisis with the Involvement of the Democratic Alternative<\/a>, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi and distinguished international figures from Germany and Belgium highlighted the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran, the spread of belligerence to the Middle East, and the escalating terrorism in Europe through organized crime gangs. They underscored the failure of EU policy on Iran and the need for standing with the Iranian people and Resistance.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n The so-called \u201cChastity and Hijab Law,\u201d after months of back-and-forth between the Iranian regime\u2019s Majlis (Parliament) and the Guardian Council (the body that oversees the elections), was finally published on November 30, with 74 articles across five chapters. This clerical-made law once again highlighted the essence and starting point of the religious, misogynistic fascism aimed at intensifying repression against society, particularly women.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n The initial draft of this law, under the title \u201cSupport for the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,\u201d was presented to the Parliament by the Judiciary, with the endorsement of former president Ebrahim Raisi, in the wake of the nationwide uprisings of 2022. These uprisings, which shook the pillars of the regime, compelled the regime to resort to medieval laws to impose more organized control over an explosive Iranian society.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n The rapid downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and the heavy losses sustained by Hezbollah have dealt a severe blow to Iran\u2019s so-called \u201cAxis of Resistance.\u201d For decades, this coalition, which Tehran crafted to oppose Western and Israeli influence, was a cornerstone of Iranian foreign policy. Now, it appears to be unraveling under the weight of regional dynamics and strategic missteps.\u00a0In a rare admission, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi publicly conceded on state television that the Axis of Resistance has significantly weakened. \u201cThe axis has endured a very difficult year,\u201d he acknowledged, highlighting the profound challenges facing Tehran\u2019s regional ambitions.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n Just four days before the scheduled enactment of the\u00a0controversial Chastity and Hijab Law<\/a>, the Iranian regime is embroiled in confusion and conflicting statements. A regime\u2019s Parliamentary Cultural Commission member first announced the delay of the law\u2019s implementation, only to retract his statement hours later.\u00a0This morning, Monday, December 9, 2024, Esmaeil Siavoshi, a member of the Cultural Commission of the Iranian Parliament, stated during a live interview on the regime\u2019s\u00a0Morning and Dialogue<\/em>\u00a0TV program that the implementation of the new Hijab and Chastity Law, originally set for December 13, had been postponed.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n The sharp criticism by Majlis (parliament) members of the Iranian regime regarding the importation of rice contaminated with arsenic and zoonotic diseases has once again brought the issue of food security in Iran to the forefront.<\/p>\r\n During a public session of the Majlis on Sunday, December 8, MP Ali Asghar Bagherzadeh criticized the allocation of foreign currency for importing contaminated rice. Citing official statistics, he stated, \u201c11.5% of the imported rice is contaminated with arsenic, and another 4.5% is tainted with rodent-related pollutants and zoonotic diseases.\u201d<\/p>\r\n Bagherzadeh emphasized that allocating foreign currency to such products, especially when the country faces shortages of essential goods and medicine, poses a serious threat to domestic agriculture and\u00a0national food security<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\r\n A group of Beheshti University students staged a sit-in and protest on Sunday, December 8, in the university courtyard to object to the poisoning of female students caused by a gas leak in their dormitory.\u00a0These students criticized university officials for neglecting the poor living conditions in the dormitory and demanded the resignation of the university president. Videos shared online show the protesting students chanting slogans such as, \u201cStudent, raise your voice \/ Shout out for your rights,\u201d \u201cStudents demand welfare and dormitories,\u201d and \u201cIncompetent president, resign, resign.\u201d<\/p>\r\n On December 6, coinciding with Student Day in Iran, 44 students from Beheshti University\u2019s women\u2019s dormitory in Velenjak were poisoned by carbon monoxide and hospitalized.<\/p>\r\nGermany, UK, and France Say They Are Extremely Concerned about Iran Enrichment Increase<\/h3>\r\n
\r\nIran: New Compulsory Veiling Law Intensifies Oppression of Women And Girls<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\nIran\u2019s Armed Forces \u2018At War With Themselves\u2019 Over Fall Of Assad<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\nParis International Human Rights Day 2024 in Auvers-sur-Oise<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\n\u201cChastity And Hijab Law\u201d: A Tool for Intensified Repression of Women in Iran<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\nThe Decline of Iran\u2019s \u201cAxis of Resistance\u201d: A Turning Point in the Middle East<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\nIranian Regime in the Grip of the Hijab Law: Confusion and Contradictions as the Deadline Nears<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\nThe Food Safety Crisis in Iran: Contaminated Rice Imports<\/h3>\r\n
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\r\nIran: Students Protest Dormitory Poisoning with a Sit-In<\/h3>\r\n
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