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UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n For the past seven years, senior regime officials in Tehran have openly acknowledged the looming threat to their rule. As early as 2018, Nategh Nouri, former Speaker of the National Assembly, and Javad Amoli, a prominent cleric from Qom, were already contemplating the regime’s potential collapse. Seven years later, mounting economic crises and significant foreign policy failures have accelerated this inevitable reckoning. The supreme leader\u2019s immediate strategy is clear: suppress public dissent through heightened repression.<\/p>\n Repression is not new to the Iranian people. Under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the notorious SAVAK internal security service was responsible for the deaths of thousands of dissidents. When Khomeini seized power, SAVAK was rebranded as the Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS), while retaining much of its personnel. A state television documentary broadcast on February 2, 2025, revealed that 10 of SAVAK’s 11 divisions pledged allegiance to Khomeini even before the Shah\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n Panama has ramped up its crackdown on sanctioned vessels by revoking the registration of 128 ships, a move primarily targeting the “shadow fleet” facilitating oil exports from Russia and Iran. According to\u00a0Bloomberg<\/em>, Ram\u00f3n Franco, director general of merchant marine at the Panama Maritime Authority, confirmed that at least 70 tankers have already been removed from the registry, with more to follow. This decision aligns with broader international efforts to enforce sanctions and curb illicit energy trade.<\/p>\n Merchant ships often sail under flags of convenience, which provide regulatory benefits but also present risks of abuse.\u00a0Bloomberg<\/em>\u00a0notes that the small Central American country, home to the world\u2019s largest shipping registry with over 8,000 vessels, has been under increasing pressure to uphold global sanctions. The deregistration process, which previously took up to six months, has now been streamlined to just a few weeks, reflecting Panama\u2019s commitment to regulatory tightening.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating five individuals and three associated companies involved in a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network supporting the Hizballah finance team. \u00a0The Hizballah finance team manages a variety of lucrative commercial projects and oil smuggling networks, often in conjunction with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps \u2013 Quds Force (IRGC-QF), to generate and transfer revenue for Hizballah. \u00a0The Hizballah finance team uses front companies to generate millions of dollars in revenue for Hizballah and support the group\u2019s terrorist activities, while also allowing key associates and family members, like those designated today, to enrich themselves through these commercial enterprises.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Persian Calendar year 1403 (March 2024\u2013March 2025), PMOI Resistance Units played an unparalleled role in confronting the tyranny of the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran. These units, inspired by the decades-long resistance deeply rooted in Iranian society, managed to survive under extreme repression and experienced significant quantitative and qualitative growth.<\/p>\n Over the past year, by increasing the number of their activities, they demonstrated that they can challenge the dictatorship anywhere in Iran, from Zahedan to Tehran. The statistics testify to this quantitative and qualitative rise.<\/p>\n With over 39,000 anti-regime activities across 31 provinces and 135 cities, the Resistance Units made a remarkable record over the past year. This level of activity signifies substantial quantitative growth compared to previous years.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n The Iranian regime\u2019s special committee, appointed by President Masoud Pezeshkian to investigate the nationwide protests of 2022, has submitted its second report, including a copy to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The report absolves the government of responsibility for the brutal suppression of the protests and denies allegations of torture. Strikingly, it states that had firearms been used more extensively, the protests would have been quelled sooner.<\/p>\n The report, made public on March 26, was handed to President Pezeshkian by the committee\u2019s head, Hossein Mozaffar, on March 12. Iran\u2019s permanent mission to the UN delivered it to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on March 21.<\/p>\n Instead of acknowledging the social and political causes of the protests\u2014such as state interference in personal freedoms and widespread human rights violations\u2014the report attributes the unrest to U.S. sanctions and economic difficulties.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Majidreza Hariri, the head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, has openly acknowledged the pervasive corruption within Iran\u2019s economic system, warning of its catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n Speaking in an interview, he revealed that $25 billion is smuggled out of the country annually and likened the economy to a sinking ship: \u201cIf we don\u2019t close the holes in this ship of corruption, we will all sink.\u201d<\/p>\n Hariri highlighted that capital outflows have been ongoing since 2011, with an estimated $10 billion leaving Iran each year.<\/p>\n Wealthy individuals, pressured by economic instability and systemic corruption, are transferring their assets to destinations like Toronto, Barcelona, southern Spain, Istanbul, Dubai, and recently Oman, converting them into real estate and other investments.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Varisha Moradi, a political prisoner sentenced to death and currently held in Evin Prison, is being denied access to essential medical treatment despite her deteriorating health.<\/p>\n Suffering from severe spinal and cervical disc issues, Varisha Moradi urgently requires surgery and specialized medical care, as confirmed by medical experts. However, prison authorities at Evin have repeatedly refused to transfer her to an external medical facility, ignoring professional medical advice and the severity of her condition.<\/p>\n This is not the first time<\/a>\u00a0Varisha Moradi has been deprived of necessary medical attention. Her repeated denial of healthcare reflects a broader pattern of systematic neglect towards political prisoners in Iran.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Bloomberg reports that more than 10 tankers carrying crude oil from the Iranian regime, which have been sanctioned by the United States, are stranded near the shores of Malaysia. This could be a sign of a slowdown in Iran\u2019s oil shipments to China.<\/p>\n In a report published on Thursday<\/a>, March 27, Bloomberg also stated that some of these tankers have been anchored in Malaysian waters for over a month and still have no buyers.<\/p>\n According to the report, based on ship-tracking data, at least 11 tankers carrying crude oil from the Iranian regime were either halted around Malaysia this week or moving at a very slow pace.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n It is no surprise that Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader, has taken a firm stance in rejecting the U.S. proposal for negotiations. Throughout various stages of international talks on its nuclear program, the Iranian regime has always sought negotiations that would allow it room for deception and maneuvering.\u00a0Meanwhile, the Iranian regime\u2019s covert efforts in its nuclear program are fundamentally aimed at acquiring nuclear weapons, allowing it to impose itself and its policies on the region and the Iranian people. Iran\u2019s nuclear program was first exposed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the largest Iranian opposition group, which brought the issue to the attention of the global community.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n Luxembourg \u2013 March 23, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized a photo and book exhibition to shed light on human rights violations in Iran. The event focused on the country\u2019s dire human rights situation, particularly highlighting the plight of political prisoners facing\u00a0death sentences<\/a>. Held in solidarity with the\u00a0Iranian Revolution<\/a>, the exhibition also served as a protest against the escalating wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n Iranian Resistance Supporters Hold Exhibition in #Luxembourg<\/a> to Highlight #Iran<\/a>\u2019s #HumanRights<\/a> Crisis #StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> #FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> #FreeIran2025<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/CfkWezMq2D<\/a><\/p>\n — Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) March 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIran: Repression to Maintain Power at All Costs<\/h3>\n
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\nPanama Revokes 128 Ship Registrations in Crackdown on Russia and Iran\u2019s Shadow Fleet<\/h3>\n
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\nTreasury Targets Hezbollah Finance Team Sanctions Evasion Network<\/h3>\n
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\nResistance Units Mark A Turning Point In Iran\u2019s Struggle For Freedom<\/h3>\n
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\nIranian Regime\u2019s Special Committee Denies Responsibility for 2022 Protest Crackdown in Report to UN<\/h3>\n
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\nSystemic Corruption and Economic Collapse in Iran<\/h3>\n
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\nVarisha Moradi, Political Prisoner Sentenced to Death, Denied Medical Treatment Despite Critical Condition<\/h3>\n
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\nApproximately 17 Million Barrels of Iranian Crude Oil Stranded Near Malaysia Without Buyers<\/h3>\n
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\nAppeasement Iran\u2019s Regime is Complicity in the Suppression of its People<\/h3>\n
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\nIranian Resistance Supporters Hold Exhibition in Luxembourg to Highlight Iran\u2019s Human Rights Crisis<\/h3>\n
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