{"id":330343,"date":"2025-04-10T07:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330343"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:25:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 10, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330348\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Oslo, Norway, held a rally on April 9, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oslo-iranian-resistance-activism-09042025-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Oslo, Norway, held a rally on April 9, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suspected US Strikes Overnight in Yemen Kill at Least 3 People, Houthi Rebels Say<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Suspected U.S. airstrikes in Yemen overnight into Thursday killed at least three people, while the death toll in an earlier attack rose to 13 dead, the Iran-backed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/houthis\">Houthi rebels<\/a>\u00a0said. The rebels meanwhile aired footage they said showed the debris left after shooting down yet another American MQ-9 Reaper drone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 13 killed in strikes Tuesday night around Hodeida\u2019s al-Hawak district made it one of the deadliest single incidents in the ongoing American campaign, the rebels said. Another 15 people were wounded. The Houthis described the majority of those killed as women and children, without providing a breakdown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The area is home to the city\u2019s airport, which the rebels have used in the past to target shipping in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthis-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-war-5a9b7c9052feb3e7d933338afaf1b28f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United States will not tolerate any country or commercial entity providing support to foreign terrorist organizations, such as the Houthis, including offloading ships and provisioning oil at Houthi-controlled ports. Such actions risk violating U.S. law.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E2DJDCKZmJ\">pic.twitter.com\/E2DJDCKZmJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1910000843912327481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of Trump Admin-Iran Talks, New Report Says Iran Nuclear Threat Rises to &#8216;Extreme Danger&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-44525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FoxNews-logo.jpg\" alt=\"FoxNews-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A leading U.S. research institute devoted to monitoring Iran\u2019s illicit nuclear weapons program published an alarming report ahead of this weekend&#8217;s U.S.-Iran talks, declaring Tehran\u2019s atomic weapons system has reached an extremely dangerous stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Science and International Security titled its shocking new report, &#8220;The Iran Threat Geiger Counter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isis-online.org\/isis-reports\/detail\/the-iran-threat-geiger-counter-extreme-danger-grows\/\">Extreme Danger Grows<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the study, &#8220;Since February 2024, the date of its last report, the threat posed by Iran\u2019s nuclear program has worsened significantly. Major negative factors include Iran\u2019s greater nuclear weapon capabilities, its shorter time frames to build nuclear weapons, and the growing normalization of internal Iranian discussions favoring building nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/ahead-trump-admin-iran-talks-new-report-says-iran-nuclear-threat-rises-extreme-danger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Over 1994 AMIA Bombing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325427 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/logo_the-algemeiner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/logo_the-algemeiner.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/logo_the-algemeiner-150x30.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lead prosecutor in the case of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires has petitioned Argentina\u2019s federal court to issue national and international arrest warrants for Iran\u2019s so-called \u201csupreme leader,\u201d Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over his alleged involvement in the deadly terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, Sebasti\u00e1n Basso \u2014 who succeeded former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/01\/21\/amia-bombing-investigator-alberto-nisman-who-accused-iran-was-murdered-new-argentine-report-concludes\/\">prosecutor Alberto Nisman after his murder in 2015<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 requested that federal Judge Daniel Rafecas summon the Iranian leader for questioning and issue an international arrest warrant through Interpol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also ordered Argentina\u2019s federal security forces to arrest Khamenei if he enters Argentine territory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/04\/09\/argentina-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrants-irans-supreme-leader-1994-amia-bombing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Undying Legacy of PMOI Martyrs in Ashraf<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330349 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PMOI-Resistance-Units-commemorate-martyrs-of-April-8-attack-against-Camp-Ashraf-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PMOI-Resistance-Units-commemorate-martyrs-of-April-8-attack-against-Camp-Ashraf-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PMOI-Resistance-Units-commemorate-martyrs-of-April-8-attack-against-Camp-Ashraf-1-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 8, 2025, honoring the anniversary of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/pmoi-resistance-units-in-iran-commemorate-martyrs-of-april-8-massacre-in-ashraf\/\">the April 8, 2011<\/a>, attack against Camp Ashraf, PMOI Resistance Units spread messages and held activities across Iran to mark the memories of 36 PMOI martyrs who laid down their lives on that day to defend the bastion of Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom.\u00a0The messages inscribed on placards hanging from walls and bridges across Iran, along with slogans written on walls, hoisted the banner of \u201cResistance at any cost\u201d to overthrow the tyrannical mullahs\u2019 regime and liberate Iran, 14 years after the attack:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The day to renew the pact with the heroic PMOI martyrs<\/li>\n<li>A great and unforgettable day<\/li>\n<li>Resistance and steadfastness<\/li>\n<li>Those who stood firm until the end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-undying-legacy-of-pmoi-martyrs-in-ashraf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Hostage Diplomacy and Media Disinformation: The Iran-France Connection<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330344 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eureporter-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eureporter-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eureporter-logo-150x49.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">In recent weeks, a report published by the French newspaper\u00a0Le Canard Encha\u00een\u00e9\u00a0has sparked controversy by accusing the Iranian democratic opposition, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), of financial misconduct. The report has drawn strong reactions, particularly among the Iranian diaspora and supporters of the Iranian opposition, who argue that such allegations serve the interests of Tehran\u2019s ruling regime. Iranian state-controlled media quickly amplified these reports, a move that demonstrates the alignment of such narratives with Tehran\u2019s broader disinformation strategy. The Iranian government has long sought to delegitimize the NCRI and MEK (the principal force within the opposition), frequently accusing them of foreign allegiances and financial irregularities. Over the years, such allegations have varied, ranging from claims of receiving support from the Soviet Union, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the United States, each accusation appearing to align with Iran\u2019s shifting geopolitical interests,\u00a0writes\u00a0Masoud Mohammadi,\u00a0political and international relations specialist, International Freedom of Speech Alliance (IFSA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eureporter.co\/world\/iran\/2025\/04\/09\/hostage-diplomacy-and-media-disinformation-the-iran-france-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Iran Dropping Its Medieval Ways Could Bring Mideast Peace<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-257115 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newsmax-logo-300x93.png\" alt=\"newsmax-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 2, 2025, in a speech marking the beginning of Ramadan, Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei publicly declared that negotiations with the United States were &#8220;neither wise, nor rational, nor honorable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, just two weeks later, Khamenei approved indirect talks and has since accepted direct negotiations in Muscat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only explanation for this sharp reversal is the regime\u2019s fear, fueled by external pressure from the Trump administration, the imminent threat of a nationwide uprising in the country.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/hamidenayat\/hezbollah-jcpoa-khamenei\/2025\/04\/09\/id\/1206289\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Iran\u2019s Regime Shifts Hezbollah Arms Transfers to Sea Routes via Beirut<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327672 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hezbollah-supporters-lebanon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hezbollah-supporters-lebanon.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hezbollah-supporters-lebanon-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"435\">The Iranian regime has reportedly altered its weapons supply strategy to Hezbollah, opting for maritime routes instead of relying on land or air channels through Syria. This shift follows significant changes in the region, particularly the decline of the Assad regime\u2019s influence in Syria, which previously served as a key transit point for Iranian arms shipments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"855\">According to intelligence assessments, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has established a direct sea corridor to Lebanon. The new route is designed to bypass Syria, which has become increasingly difficult to use due to growing regional scrutiny and logistical challenges. Weapons are now being sent via the port of Beirut, a hub where Hezbollah is believed to maintain considerable influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"1157\">The operation is reportedly coordinated by two IRGC units: Unit 190 and Unit 700. These units are tasked with the transfer and logistical management of the weapons shipments. Commanders from both units are said to be directly overseeing the new maritime supply line to ensure efficiency and security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/irans-regime-shifts-hezbollah-arms-transfers-to-sea-routes-via-beirut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Three Women Executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330345 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Execution-of-Three-Women-in-Mashhad_Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Execution-of-Three-Women-in-Mashhad_Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Execution-of-Three-Women-in-Mashhad_Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three women were executed at dawn on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, among at least ten inmates in Vakilabad Prison in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mashhad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>, Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five of the victims were Sunni prisoners of conscience, executed after 9 years of imprisonment. Four of the individuals \u2014 including two of the women \u2014 had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges. Another woman, who had been imprisoned on charges of murder, was also executed on the same day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of the time of this report, the Iranian regime\u2019s state media and official sources have not confirmed the execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/04\/09\/three-women-executed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Parisa Darvish Forcibly Disappeared in Mashhad: A Continuing Pattern of State-Backed Abductions in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330347 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NCRI-Women-Parisa-Darvish-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NCRI-Women-Parisa-Darvish-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NCRI-Women-Parisa-Darvish-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parisa Darvish, a young woman residing in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mashhad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mashhad<\/a>, has reportedly been detained by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and taken to an undisclosed location. No security or judicial authority in Iran has formally acknowledged her arrest or confirmed her whereabouts. Parisa Darvish, approximately 30 years old and a homemaker, has been missing since late February. Her family and close contacts have received no information regarding her physical condition, legal status, or place of detention. Over the past few weeks, her family has made repeated efforts to locate her by contacting security and law enforcement offices in Mashhad, but their inquiries have gone unanswered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/04\/09\/parisa-darvish-forcibly-disappeared\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">IAEA Report: Iran\u2019s Uranium Mining Suggests Much Larger Reserves<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-300x180.png\" alt=\"The Iranian regime has installed dozens of advanced centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment, the United Nations' atomic watchdog disclosed Monday, a revelation representing just the latest in a series of provocative breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal by the mullahs' regime.\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-696x418.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the latest data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Iranian regime is expanding its uranium production and has declared that its reserves of this metal are much larger than previously estimated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new statistics, published on Tuesday, April 8, in the \u201cRed Book\u201d\u2014the IAEA\u2019s biennial report on the uranium industry\u2014may raise concerns about the direction of the regime\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report states that since 2022, the Iranian regime has been drilling at least 12 new uranium mines, although these resources are not considered economically viable and are far below the amount required to fuel a nuclear reactor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/53900-iaea-report-irans-uranium-mining-suggests-much-larger-reserves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Khamenei\u2019s Retreat: Trump Announces Direct Talks with Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-329687 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers his Nowruz speech on March 20, 2025\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025-751x420.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khamenei-eid-speech-20032025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a surprising development, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday, April 7, 2025, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran regarding Iran\u2019s nuclear program had begun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to\u00a0<em>Euronews<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Al Arabiya<\/em>, Trump, speaking at the White House, stated:\u00a0\u201cWe are engaged in direct negotiations with Iran, and these talks have started. They will continue on Saturday. We have a significant meeting, and we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d\u00a0He added,\u00a0\u201cWe would prefer to reach an agreement with Iran. This would be a tremendous opportunity for Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/khameneis-retreat-trump-announces-direct-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Gothenburg, April 8, 2025: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the \u2018No to Executions Tuesdays\u2019 Campaign<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, April 8: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the &amp;#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&amp;#039; Campaign\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_rhXxowOAIAU\" 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%2FrhXxowOAIAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhXxowOAIAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M9S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-09T15:08:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_rhXxowOAIAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FrhXxowOAIAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, April 8: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the &#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&#039; Campaign<\/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\/rhXxowOAIAU\" 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%2FrhXxowOAIAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, April 8: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the &amp;#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&amp;#039; Campaign\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden - April 8, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign, marking the twenty-ninth consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime\u2019s continued executions in its prisons. The twenty-ninth week of the gathering in Gothenburg coincided with the 63rd week of the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign. This week marked the 63rd consecutive Tuesday of strikes by political prisoners in 38 prisons across the country, as they commemorated their unified struggle against state-led executions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 April 8, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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 a rally in solidarity with the\u00a0<em data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/no-to-executions-tuesdays\/\" rel=\"\">No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign<\/a><\/em>, marking the twenty-ninth consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime\u2019s continued executions in its prisons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/gothenburg-april-8-2025-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/72231\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">MEK Supporters Rally in Malm\u00f6 to Condemn Iran\u2019s Human Rights Violations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters Rally in Malm&ouml; to Condemn Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Violations - April 5, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_tRrc5psFHbA\" 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%2FtRrc5psFHbA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRrc5psFHbA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M2S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-09T14:38:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_tRrc5psFHbA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FtRrc5psFHbA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters Rally in Malm\u00f6 to Condemn Iran\u2019s Human Rights Violations - April 5, 2025<\/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\/tRrc5psFHbA\" 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%2FtRrc5psFHbA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters Rally in Malm&ouml; to Condemn Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Violations - April 5, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Malm\u00f6, Sweden \u2013 April 5, 2025 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a public rally and exhibition in Malm\u00f6 to spotlight the worsening human rights crisis in Iran, particularly the alarming rise in executions of political prisoners. The event highlighted the harsh realities endured by PMOI\u00a0members and other political detainees. Many have been sentenced to death following unfair trials. Among the most urgent cases are Behrouz Ehsani\u00a0and\u00a0Mehdi Hassani, both at imminent risk of execution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"574\"><strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"334\">Malm\u00f6, Sweden \u2013 April 5, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 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 a public rally and exhibition in Malm\u00f6 to spotlight the worsening human rights crisis in Iran, particularly the alarming rise in executions of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/mek-supporters-rally-in-malmo-to-condemn-irans-human-rights-violations\/72212\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\">Sheffield, UK \u2013 April 8, 2025: \u2018Academics in Exile\u2019 Exhibition Condemns Executions and Shows Solidarity with Iranian Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Sheffield, April 8, 2025: &lsquo;Academics in Exile&rsquo; Exhibition Highlights Human Rights Violations in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_stFetBhrfU4\" 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%2FstFetBhrfU4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/stFetBhrfU4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-09T06:20:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_stFetBhrfU4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FstFetBhrfU4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Sheffield, April 8, 2025: \u2018Academics in Exile\u2019 Exhibition Highlights 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\/stFetBhrfU4\" 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%2FstFetBhrfU4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Sheffield, April 8, 2025: &lsquo;Academics in Exile&rsquo; Exhibition Highlights Human Rights Violations in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Sheffield, UK \u2013 April 8, 2025: The Academics in Exile Association, which supports the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), organized a book and photo exhibition to protest the death sentences imposed on political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI. Academics in exile expressed their solidarity with political prisoners at this book and photo exhibition, supporting the 63rd week of the hunger strike campaign against execution sentences in prisons across the country. They called for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"355\"><strong>Sheffield, UK \u2013 April 8, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0The Academics in Exile Association, which supports 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 and photo exhibition to protest the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/12\/urgent-action-required-six-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-in-iran\/67727\/\" rel=\"\">death sentences<\/a>\u00a0imposed on political prisoners affiliated with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"543\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/sheffield-uk-april-8-2025-academics-in-exile-exhibition-condemns-executions-and-shows-solidarity-with-iranian-political-prisoners\/72200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-9-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 9<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST Suspected US Strikes Overnight in Yemen Kill at Least 3 People, Houthi Rebels Say DUBAI, United Arab [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":330348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-330343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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