{"id":327225,"date":"2025-01-01T07:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T06:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327225"},"modified":"2025-01-01T13:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:57:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Paris, France, held a bookstand on December 31, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

Keir Starmer Issued Terrifying Warning over Assasins ‘Working in UK’ for Iran<\/h3>\n

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Iran can hire assassins in the UK and Europe \u201cvery easily\u201d and must face more international pressure, Sir\u00a0Keir Starmer<\/a>\u00a0has been warned.<\/p>\n

A Spanish politician who survived being shot in the face by a hitman believed to have been hired by Tehran told the Daily Express the \u201cAyatollahs are murderers\u201d.<\/p>\n

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 79, said the Iranian regime and intelligence agencies use criminals to avoid diplomatic repercussions.<\/p>\n

And Dr. Matthew Levitt, a former counterterrorism intelligence analyst at the FBI, said Iran uses Eastern European gangs, which then “sub-contract to youths”, creating distance between the target and Tehran.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

December 2024 Report: Shocking Statistics on Women\u2019s Execution in Iran<\/h3>\n

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While the death penalty has been abolished in many countries worldwide, in Iran\u2019s theocratic dictatorship, executions are not merely a form of punishment; they are a strategic tool for an illegitimate regime to maintain its grip on power. Over the past four decades, executions in Iran have targeted a wide array of individuals, including political dissidents, ethnic minorities such as Kurds, Baluchis, Turkmens, and Arabs, as well as followers of diverse religions.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International reported<\/a>\u00a0last year that\u00a074% of global executions in 2023 occurred in Iran<\/strong>. In 2024, the number of executions in the country increased by 15% compared to the previous year, rising from 850 in 2023 to\u00a0997 in 2024<\/strong>, including the execution of\u00a0eight political prisoners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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How Iran\u2019s Regime Lost Its Levers Across the Middle East<\/h3>\n

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More than a year since the conflict in Gaza began, the Iranian regime\u2019s strategic downfall and disgrace have become glaringly apparent to the world. Every impartial observer witnesses the collapse of the decades-long claims of this malevolent regime.\u00a0On December 14, Sky News Arabia quoted commentators, analysts, and Arabic media, who are deeply involved and closely following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and its consequences, discuss the collapse of the Iranian regime\u2019s deceptions such as the \u201cAxis of Resistance,\u201d \u201cShia Crescent,\u201d and \u201cStrategic Depth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sky News Arabia reported, \u201cAlthough some Iranian regime officials even recently pretended that Iran controlled four Arab capitals, in recent months, its position in the Middle East has regressed, with profound geopolitical and military changes taking place in the region. The results of this regression suggest that Iran\u2019s spring, summer, and even autumn in the region have been lost, and it seems to be on the verge of a harsh political winter. One by one, the Iranian regime\u2019s cards burned after the October 7 attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Youth Respond to The Regime\u2019s Alarming Wave of Executions<\/h3>\n
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