{"id":331158,"date":"2025-05-04T05:28:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T04:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331158"},"modified":"2025-05-04T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T20:34:02","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 4, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331160\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Geneva, Switzerland, held a rally on May 1, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025-817x420.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-03052025-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Geneva, Switzerland, held a rally on May 1, 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: 10:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"169\">Expert Warns Iran May Soon Threaten U.S. with Nuclear ICBMs<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"436\">In an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U6GfrdPVo1M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aired on Fox News <\/a>on May 4, national security expert Robert Greenway warned that the regime in Iran is potentially within a year of developing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of delivering nuclear warheads to the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&amp;#039;Very limited options&amp;#039; if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, national security expert warns\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_U6GfrdPVo1M\" 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%2FU6GfrdPVo1M%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6GfrdPVo1M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-04T11:30:32Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_U6GfrdPVo1M\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FU6GfrdPVo1M%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">&#039;Very limited options&#039; if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, national security expert warns<\/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\/U6GfrdPVo1M\" 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%2FU6GfrdPVo1M%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&amp;#039;Very limited options&amp;#039; if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, national security expert warns\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Allison Center for National Security Director Robert Greenway tells &#039;Life, Liberty &amp; Levin&#039; the global consequences of Iran potentially gaining nuclear capabilities. #foxnews #usa #news #politics #foreignpolicy #middleeast Subscribe to Fox News! https:\/\/bit.ly\/2vBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http:\/\/video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http:\/\/www.foxnewsgo.com\/ FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most-watched television news channel for 18 consecutive years. According to a 2020 Brand Keys Consumer Loyalty Engagement Index report, FOX News is the top brand in the country for morning and evening news coverage. A 2019 Suffolk University poll named FOX News as the most trusted source for television news or commentary, while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Analysis survey found that FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. A 2017 Gallup\/Knight Foundation survey also found that among Americans who could name an objective news source, FOX News was the top-cited outlet. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre. Watch full episodes of your favorite shows The Five: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/the-five Special Report with Bret Baier: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/special-report Jesse Watters Primetime: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/jesse-watters-primetime Hannity: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/hannity The Ingraham Angle: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/ingraham-angle Gutfeld!: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/gutfeld Fox News @ Night: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/shows\/fox-news-night Follow Fox News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FoxNews\/ Follow Fox News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/ Follow Fox News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/foxnews\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"1041\">Greenway argued that a nuclear-armed Iran would not only threaten military targets but would \u201cblackmail us, create economic havoc, cut off certain navigable waters, make threats.\u201d He stressed that Iran\u2019s regime backs down only when confronted with force, saying, \u201cFour decades of history have demonstrated that Iran will back down only when confronted with force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1322\">Calling Iran \u201cat the weakest position\u2026 in at least three decades,\u201d he said military action could be undertaken at lower risk. Rejecting accusations of warmongering, he added, \u201cThe only acceptable amount of enrichment for the world\u2019s largest state sponsor of terrorism is zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen Feel Trump&#8217;s Wrath<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268650 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/townhall-logo-300x146.png\" alt=\"townhall-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For years, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have mounted drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, forcing thousands of ships to abandon their main maritime route between Europe and Asia through the Suez Canal, diverting them around the African coast, adding costly travel time and impacting global trade. The Iranian mullahs openly backed and directed the attacks, citing the Houthis, an extremist Shi\u2019ite movement, as part of their so called \u2018Axis of Resistance\u2019 against U.S., Saudi and Western influence in the Middle East. Heavily armed and trained by the Quds force, the extra-territorial wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Houthis targeted Israeli, British and American ships in the Red Sea, with seeming impunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/struanstevenson\/2025\/05\/03\/iran-backed-houthis-in-yemen-feel-trumps-wrath-n2656266\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Bloodthirsty Regime Goes on Sick Execution Spree with 22 Killed in 3 DAYS behind \u2018Smoke Screen\u2019 of US Nuke Talks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331167 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-irish-sun-logo-e1746365133995.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRAN&#8217;S iron-fist regime has gone on an execution spree while the eyes of the world are on its nuclear talks with the US, insiders say.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least 22 prisoners were killed last week in less than four days as the execution rate surges &#8220;dramatically&#8221; &#8211; with even more now at risk.\u00a0Among them are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.ie\/news\/14613169\/iran-execution-mehdi-hassani-behrouz-ehsani\/\">Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani\u00a0whose lives are in &#8220;grave danger&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0after their appeals for retrial were rejected by Iran&#8217;s merciless commanders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sources say the worrying rise in executions is a &#8220;clear example of how repression at home escalates while more focus is placed on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.ie\/news\/15099853\/iran-securing-nuclear-sites-trump-netanyahu-israel\/\">\u00a0nuclear negotiation<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.ie\/news\/15153193\/iran-execution-spree-nuke-talks\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five Arrested as Part of Counter Terrorism Policing Operation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-302172 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Metropolitan-Police-Service-logo-1-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"Metropolitan Police Service logo 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counter Terrorism Police have arrested five people on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of a proactive investigation, which is being led by the Met\u2019s Counter Terrorism Command.\u00a0The men, who were arrested on Saturday, 3 May, as part of a pre-planned operation are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[A] a 29-year-old man was arrested in the Swindon area<br \/>\n[B] a 46-year-old man was arrested in west London<br \/>\n[C] a 29-year-old man was arrested in the Stockport area<br \/>\n[D] a 40-year-old man was arrested in the Rochdale area<br \/>\n[E] a man (age to be confirmed) was arrested in the Manchester area<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All five men were arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act (TACT), 2006. Four men [A-D] are Iranian nationals and were detained under TACT. The nationality of the fifth man [E] is still being established and he was detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE). All five men currently remain in police custody.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.met.police.uk\/news\/five-arrested-as-part-of-counter-terrorism-policing-operation-496898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 6:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">PMOI Resistance Units across Iran Commemorate Martyrs of May 2, 1982<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">In commemoration of PMOI members killed by the Iranian regime on May 2, 1982, Resistance Units in multiple Iranian cities \u2014 including Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Mashhad, Shiraz, Chalous, Neka, and Nourabad Mamasani (Fars Province) \u2014 launched symbolic actions to honor the memory of over 60 martyrs who fell heroically in an uneven battle against the regime\u2019s vicious security forces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan honor the martyrs of May 2, 1982,  who fell in an unequal struggle against the oppressive forces of the Iranian regime in Tehran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0pOOUgZeE2\">pic.twitter.com\/0pOOUgZeE2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1918572153609257091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The commemorative activities included banners, wall slogans, symbolic memorial tables, and portraits of the fallen commander Mohammad Zabeti and his comrades who resisted the regime\u2019s forces to the last bullet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/pmoi-resistance-units-across-iran-commemorate-martyrs-of-may-2-1982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Youth Mark Workers\u2019 Day with Fiery Attacks on Regime Centers across Multiple Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331161 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iranian-youth-mark-Workers-Day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iranian-youth-mark-Workers-Day.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iranian-youth-mark-Workers-Day-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s heroic rebellious youth, coinciding with International Workers\u2019 Day and approaching the seventh day since workers were killed in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/deadly-mines-and-unsafe-ports-a-pattern-of-worker-fatalities-haunts-iran\/\">Bandar Abbas explosion<\/a>\u00a0caused by the regime\u2019s mismanagement, carried out 11 explosive operations against the regime\u2019s centers of crime, suppression, and plunder, whose hands are stained with the blood of laborers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rebellious youth expressed condolences to the grieving people of Bandar Abbas, holding the IRGC and regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei responsible for the deadly disaster and the resulting bloodshed and damage. They emphasized that \u201cStoring missile fuel near innocent and unaware people and workers is a crime against humanity.\u201d The fiery response of the rebellious youth to the ruling establishment\u2019s anti-worker crimes and madness is as follows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-youth-mark-workers-day-with-fiery-attacks-on-regime-centers-across-multiple-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">A Woman Executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331159 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Execution-of-Saghar-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Execution-of-Saghar-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Execution-of-Saghar-in-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the early hours of Thursday, May 1, 2025, a woman named\u00a0<em>Saghar<\/em> was executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.\u00a0Saghar, a resident of Kamalshahr,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karaj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karaj<\/a>, had been sentenced to death in connection with a joint murder case involving a man named\u00a0<em>Mehrdad<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saghar and Mehrdad were arrested approximately six years ago on charges of murdering Saghar\u2019s husband,\u00a0<em>Farid<\/em>. Following several court sessions, both defendants were sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary\u2014a verdict later upheld by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Mehrdad managed to avoid execution after obtaining the consent of the victim\u2019s family and paying\u00a0<em>diyeh<\/em>\u00a0(blood money). Saghar, unable to secure such an agreement, was ultimately executed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/03\/woman-executed-ghezel-hesar-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">Negligence and Secrecy: The Regime\u2019s Role in the Bandar Abbas Explosion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-331093 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"A survivor walks past the charred remains of two trucks near the blast site in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran \u2014 April 2025\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-bandar-abbas-rajaee-port-aftermath.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"713\">The deadly explosion at Iran\u2019s Bandar Abbas port has once again exposed the lethal consequences of systemic mismanagement, corruption, and military secrecy under the Iranian regime. The blast, which claimed at least 70 lives and injured over 1,300 people, was not a mere accident\u2014it was the predictable result of a regime that routinely prioritizes clandestine military ambitions over public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1220\">The explosion occurred in the Shahid Rajaee Port\u2019s private terminal\u2014an area with restricted access and reportedly under the control of entities linked to Iran\u2019s military apparatus. According to Saeed Jafari, CEO of the Sina Port and Maritime Services Development Company, the tragedy was triggered by misdeclared cargo: hazardous materials, including what experts believe may have been solid missile fuel, were listed as ordinary goods and stored without proper precautions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/negligence-and-secrecy-the-regimes-role-in-the-bandar-abbas-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">Iran\u2019s $750 Million Rail Deal Raises Questions Over Ties to Convicted Tycoon Babak Zanjani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-238781 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-workers-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"iran-railroad-workers\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-workers-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-workers-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-workers-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-workers-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-workers.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"586\">In a controversial development, the CEO of Avan Rail has indirectly confirmed that the company is being funded by assets linked to Babak Zanjani, a billionaire businessman convicted of massive financial corruption. This revelation follows the signing of a major contract worth over 64 trillion tomans (approximately $750 million) between Avan Rail and the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"970\">On Sunday, April 20, Iranian media reported that Iran Railways had signed an agreement with Avan Rail\u2014a subsidiary of Dot One Holding\u2014to purchase 300 diesel self-propelled passenger trains, 50 freight locomotives, and 600 freight wagons. Avan Rail later announced on its website that the deal involves the production and supply of 2,000 freight and passenger wagons and locomotives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-750-million-rail-deal-raises-questions-over-ties-to-convicted-tycoon-babak-zanjani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">Kayhan Newspaper: Tehran Will Never Submit to Complete Nuclear Disarmament<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-323284 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-nuclear-power-plant.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kayhan, a state-run newspaper overseen by a representative of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iranian regime, referred to the postponement of talks with the United States this week and wrote that uranium enrichment under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is \u201cIran\u2019s explicit right\u201d and that the \u201cshameless possessors and users of atomic bombs\u201d cannot deprive NPT members of the right to the \u201cpeaceful production of enriched uranium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NPT is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kayhan wrote: \u201cThe Iranian side may be willing to reduce the level of enrichment to a non-military threshold and allow independent verification of this reduction, but it will never submit to complete nuclear disarmament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/nuclear\/54151-kayhan-newspaper-tehran-will-never-submit-to-complete-nuclear-disarmament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">The Dire Situation of Female Political Prisoners in Iran\u2019s Prisons \u2013 Part 7<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-246668 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zahra-Safaei-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zahra-Safaei-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zahra-Safaei-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zahra-Safaei-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zahra-Safaei-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zahra-Safaei-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zahra-Safaei-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zahra Safaei, born in 1962 in Tehran, is a former political prisoner from the 1980s, imprisoned for eight years for her affiliation with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<br \/>\nHer father, Hassanal\u0131 Safaei, a respected merchant and political prisoner during both the Shah\u2019s regime and the Islamic Republic, was executed in Evin Prison in 1981. Today, Zahra Safaei remains a victim of the regime\u2019s brutal repression, enduring prolonged imprisonment, severe health crises, and systematic psychological torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 13, 2023, Zahra Safaei was arrested again along with her daughter, Parasto Moeini, and her son, Mohammad Masoud Moeini, at their home in Tehran. They were taken to Ward 209 of Evin Prison, notorious for solitary confinement and harsh interrogations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/03\/the-dire-situation-of-female-political-prisoners-in-irans-prisons-part-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_XutwKiB_HxM\" 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%2FXutwKiB_HxM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XutwKiB_HxM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-03T06:51:44Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_XutwKiB_HxM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXutwKiB_HxM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions1<\/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\/XutwKiB_HxM\" 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%2FXutwKiB_HxM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Geneva, Switzerland \u2013 May 1, 2025 \u2014 On the fourth day of a five-day sit-in at Place des Nations in front of the United Nations European headquarters, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) renewed their call for global action against the Iranian regime\u2019s human rights abuses. The protest, which began on April 28 and continues through May 2, coincided with International Workers\u2019 Day and included a moving tribute to Iranian laborers, especially those killed in the recent explosion in Bandar Abbas.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"836\"><strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"340\">Geneva, Switzerland \u2013 May 1, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 On the fourth day of a five-day sit-in at Place des Nations in front of the United Nations European headquarters, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) renewed their call for global action against the Iranian regime\u2019s human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/on-may-day-mek-supporters-continue-geneva-sit-in-to-support-iranian-workers-and-condemn-executions\/73141\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\">Paris Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses, Honors Workers on May Day<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Paris Exhibition Condemns Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Abuses, Honors Workers on May Day - May 1, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_v7TGGwULoDU\" 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%2Fv7TGGwULoDU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v7TGGwULoDU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-03T06:35:55Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_v7TGGwULoDU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv7TGGwULoDU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Paris Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses, Honors Workers on May Day - May 1, 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\/v7TGGwULoDU\" 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%2Fv7TGGwULoDU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Exhibition Condemns Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Abuses, Honors Workers on May Day - May 1, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Paris, France \u2013 May 1, 2025: Marking International Workers\u2019 Day, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a powerful exhibition in Paris to denounce the Iranian regime\u2019s intensifying human rights abuses and its brutal use of the death penalty. The event also paid tribute to the hardworking people of Iran and expressed solidarity with Iranian workers\u2014especially those killed in the recent deadly explosion in Bandar Abbas, a tragedy caused by the criminal actions of the clerical regime and its IRGC forces, who recklessly stockpiled hazardous chemical and military materials in a civilian port, endangering and ultimately sacrificing innocent lives.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"544\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"32\">Paris, France \u2013 May 1-2, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Marking International Workers\u2019 Day, 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 powerful exhibition in Paris to denounce the Iranian regime\u2019s intensifying human rights abuses and its brutal use of the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"629\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/paris-exhibition-condemns-irans-human-rights-abuses-honors-workers-on-may-day\/73122\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"pos-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"id__nx72q4f3058\" class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui r-1s2bzr4\" aria-labelledby=\"id__ia7ptvlkyt id__7wdstwzpcuv\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1ets6dv r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1867qdf r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-16y2uox r-1pi2tsx r-13qz1uu\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-3-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 3<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST Expert Warns Iran May Soon Threaten U.S. with Nuclear ICBMs In an interview aired on Fox News [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-331158","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 v27.5 - 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