{"id":331334,"date":"2025-05-09T08:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T07:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331334"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:13:40","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 9, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331335\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Basel, Switzerland, held a bookstand on May 7, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/basel-iranian-resistance-activism-07052025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Basel, Switzerland, held a bookstand on May 7, 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 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Terror Attack Left Me in a Coma \u2013 But What Happened Next Was Astonishing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/daily-express-logo-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"daily-express-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On a Sunday morning like any other, I was driving to the office with a colleague. We were talking casually when I asked him to turn on the radio to catch the headlines. \u201cEight men, including seven Iranians, arrested in two anti-terrorism operations in England,\u201d the broadcaster announced. We looked at each other, stunned.\u00a0Any anti-terror operation involving London, Swindon, Manchester, Stockport, and Rochdale should alarm every UK citizen. But for me, it struck a deeper chord. As an Iranian dissident activist, I have survived Iranian state-sponsored terror more than once.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/2053015\/iranian-terror-attack-coma\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 1:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"241\">NCRI FAC Member Details Assassination Attempts and Tehran\u2019s Global Terror Campaign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"241\">In a televised interview with Britain\u2019s GB News, Hossein Abedini, deputy representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in the UK, shared harrowing details of multiple assassination attempts by the Iranian regime and warned of Tehran\u2019s persistent use of terrorism to silence dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"991\">\u201cI was shot in the chest and abdomen in Turkey and left in a coma for nearly 50 days,\u201d Abedini recounted, describing a 1990s assassination attempt that left him critically wounded. He revealed that two further attempts on his life were made while he was recovering in the hospital, under the guise of police and visitors claiming to be friends. \u201cThey came to finish me off, but I miraculously survived,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1301\">Abedini also referenced the 2018 foiled bombing plot targeting the NCRI\u2019s annual gathering in Villepinte, Paris, which was thwarted by European security services. An Iranian diplomat was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the attack, and was later released in a prisoner swap with Belgium.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;People claiming they were my friends at the university, they came to the hospital, they wanted to finish me off.&#39;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian dissident Hossein Abedini, who lives under constant threat after surviving numerous attempts to take his life, explains why he will not be silent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h4KTN7WlFg\">pic.twitter.com\/h4KTN7WlFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GB News (@GBNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBNEWS\/status\/1919725480519074031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 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;\" data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1627\">\u201cThe Iranian regime has been behind some 500 major terrorist operations abroad, resulting in the deaths of 300 Iranian dissidents,\u201d Abedini stated. He emphasized that Tehran\u2019s survival relies on two pillars: internal repression\u2014highlighting 120,000 political executions\u2014and international terrorism and export of extremism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1824\">The interview highlighted ongoing concerns about the Iranian regime\u2019s extraterritorial assassination plots and its continued targeting of dissidents and opposition figures in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 12:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Issued Urgent Nuclear Warning as Bombshell New Revelations Put Major Deal at Risk<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/daily-express-logo-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"daily-express-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has been significantly expanding its covert nuclear weapons development since 2009, it has emerged. New intelligence uncovered by Iranian opposition group NCRI reveals that the regime\u2019s Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) is running a secret programme to boost nuclear warhead capability, including mounting them on ballistic missiles able to strike targets over 1,900 miles away. The revelations come as Tehran prepares for a fourth round of proposed nuclear talks with the US in Muscat next week, with experts predicting they may derail negotiations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the heart of this effort is the Ivanaki (Eyvanekey) facility, a sprawling 2,500-acre site in Semnan Province, northern Iran. Publicly, it is presented as a paint and chemical production site operated by Diba Energy Sina. In reality, it is used for the construction of nuclear weapon components.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/2052694\/Bombshell-nuclear-revelations-risk-unravelling-Iran-deal\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Treasury Increases Pressure on Firms Importing Iranian Oil<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-329830 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"The U.S. Treasury Building and the statue of Albert Gallatin in Washington, D.C. Photo: Library of Congress \/ Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/U.S._Treasury_Building_and_Albert_Gallatin_Statue.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is increasing pressure on Iran\u2019s export of oil, designating the \u201cteapot\u201d refinery\u00a0<strong>Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group Co., Ltd.\u00a0<\/strong>and three port terminal operators in Shandong Province<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for their role in purchasing or facilitating the delivery of hundreds of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of Iranian oil. \u00a0These teapot refineries, most of which are located in Shandong Province, purchase the majority of Iranian crude oil exports.\u00a0 OFAC is also imposing sanctions on several companies, vessels, and captains responsible for facilitating Iranian oil shipments as part of Iran\u2019s \u201cshadow fleet.\u201d \u00a0This is OFAC\u2019s third action against a teapot refinery and its first targeting terminal operators in Shandong Province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Regime\u2019s Death Sentences and Deprivation of Political Prisoners Met with Unbreakable Spirit of Resistance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-323610 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-evin-prison-front-door.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime, facing a populace increasingly weary of its oppressive rule, is demonstrably intensifying its crackdown on political dissent. This escalation is starkly evident in the alarming rise of death sentences and the systematic, cruel deprivation of basic rights, including essential medical care, for political prisoners. However, far from crushing the will of those unjustly incarcerated, these brutal tactics are being met with an equally powerful and unbreakable spirit of resistance from within the regime\u2019s own dungeons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s judiciary has become a key instrument in this heightened repression, handing down death sentences with alarming frequency, particularly against those affiliated with the opposition. A recent and egregious example is the case of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/urgent-action-sought-as-iranian-political-prisoner-amin-farahavar-faces-death-sentence\/\">Amin Farahavar<\/a>, a political prisoner and a known supporter of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/iran-regimes-death-sentences-and-deprivation-of-political-prisoners-met-with-unbreakable-spirit-of-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Plans \u2018Step-By-Step\u2019 Energy Price Surge to Avoid Protests and Uprisings<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-331270 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"A street in Iran dimly lit amid electricity shortages\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-street-at-night-e1746620627532.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From May 4 to May 7, 2025, frequent and unscheduled power outages have sparked public protests in various cities, including Tehran, Pardis, Mehrshahr in Karaj, Shahr-e Rey, Baharestan, Soltanabad, Shahriar, Abadan, Behbahan, Ramhormoz, and Mahirood in South Khorasan province. In Tehran, citizens in the Ahan Bazaar (Iron Market) area, at National University, and in the city of Pardis took to the streets, chanting \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator.\u201d Many sectors, from bakers and poultry farmers to merchants and shopkeepers, joined the protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Previously, former regime president Ebrahim Raisi, who had witnessed the people\u2019s strong backlash against the regime during the gasoline price hike protests in 2019 and fearing a repeat of the uprising, had said: \u201cWe will not do anything that shocks the economy, and we will not surprise the people.\u201d His intention was that, to cover the expenses of suppression, warmongering, and the costs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), they would not impose the \u201cshock\u201d of power outages and sudden price increases. Instead, they would act gradually, step by step, slowly\u2014in short, \u201cincrementally\u201d\u2014and inflict harm deceptively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-regime-plans-step-by-step-energy-price-surge-to-avoid-protests-and-uprisings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Midst of Nuclear Talks, Remember Iran&#8217;s Resistance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newsmax-logo-e1746767941880.png\" alt=\"newsmax-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, nuclear negotiations concluded with Abbas Araghchi, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister and head of the Iranian delegation, describing the talks as &#8220;serious,&#8221; though hampered by significant obstacles.\u00a0He cautiously expressed hope for potential progress.\u00a0But, a May 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5277565-us-iran-nuclear-talks-postponed-oman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noskim\">report<\/a>\u00a0in The Hill.com, notes, &#8220;The fourth round of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran, which were\u00a0slated to take place in Rome\u00a0over the weekend, have been postponed, according to Oman\u2019s foreign minister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of note, U.S. Vice President JD Vance\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5277565-us-iran-nuclear-talks-postponed-oman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noskim\">indicated<\/a>\u00a0the following, at the Munich Security Conference &#8220;previewed the next round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks on Wednesday,&#8221; claiming saying President Trump would be &#8220;open&#8221; to meeting with down with both Chinese and Russian officials, in an effort to prevent (nuclear) proliferation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/hamidenayat\/enriched-rouhani-uranium\/2025\/05\/07\/id\/1209982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Femicide in Iran: Fatemeh Barkhordari, a Schoolteacher, Brutally Murdered by Her Husband<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331336 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Fatemeh-Barkhordari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Fatemeh-Barkhordari.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Fatemeh-Barkhordari-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In yet another heartbreaking case of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/11\/24\/femicide-iran-unpunished-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">femicide<\/a>\u00a0in Iran,\u00a0<em>Fatemeh Barkhordari<\/em>, a public schoolteacher in the city of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sabzevar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sabzevar<\/a>, was brutally murdered by her husband on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The killing took place in broad daylight on a public street, where she was attacked with a machete.\u00a0Fatemeh Barkhordari was exiting a vehicle with a friend when her husband suddenly attacked her from behind, striking her multiple times with a machete and killing her on the spot. The horrifying incident unfolded in full view of the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shockingly, the perpetrator was also an employee of the Ministry of Education. Fatemeh Barkhordari, a mother of three, had been living separately from her husband due to a history of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/05\/femicide-in-iran-21-women-killed-in-24-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">domestic abuse<\/a>. She had repeatedly been subjected to violence and physical assault by him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/08\/fatemeh-barkhordari-a-schoolteacher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Power Outage Crisis In Iran Signals a Broader Political Meltdown<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-324389 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-tabas-coal-mine-incident-workers.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent days, widespread and frequent power outages, along with disruptions in water supply across various districts of Tehran Province\u2014including Pardis, Shahr-e Rey, Baharestan, the dormitory of Allameh Tabataba\u2019i University, Soltanabad, Shahriar, and other areas\u2014have triggered scattered yet significant public protests. These localized demonstrations reflect the growing frustration caused by the inability of President Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s government to meet the population\u2019s most basic needs, such as electricity and water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a report by\u00a0<em>Bahaar News<\/em>, electricity demand in Iran increased by approximately 7,000 megawatts between October 2023 and October 2024. However, production capacity only grew by 2,235 megawatts during the same period, highlighting a severe imbalance between supply and demand in this critical sector. The report further states that bridging the country\u2019s 20,000 megawatt electricity shortfall would require major investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/power-outage-crisis-signals-a-broader-political\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Basel, Switzerland Exhibition Sheds Light on Iran\u2019s Human Rights Crisis and Resistance Movement<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Basel, Switzerland Exhibition Sheds Light on Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Crisis and Resistance Movement\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_yLSnXKVuw04\" 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%2FyLSnXKVuw04%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yLSnXKVuw04\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M2S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-08T14:57:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_yLSnXKVuw04\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FyLSnXKVuw04%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Basel, Switzerland Exhibition Sheds Light on Iran\u2019s Human Rights Crisis and Resistance Movement<\/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\/yLSnXKVuw04\" 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%2FyLSnXKVuw04%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Basel, Switzerland Exhibition Sheds Light on Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Crisis and Resistance Movement\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Basel, Switzerland - May 7, 2024:\u00a0Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized an exhibition to raise awareness about the escalating human rights crisis in Iran, with a particular focus on the alarming rise in executions of political prisoners. The exhibition showcased visual displays and information panels chronicling decades of repression by the Iranian regime, including recent death sentence imposed on political prisoners\u2014many affiliated with the PMOI. Organizers urged the formation of an international tribunal to hold regime officials accountable for crimes against humanity.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Basel, Switzerland \u2013 May 7, 2024:\u00a0<\/strong>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>) organized an exhibition to raise awareness about the escalating human rights crisis in Iran, with a particular focus on the alarming rise in executions of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/basel-switzerland-exhibition-sheds-light-on-irans-human-rights-crisis-and-resistance-movement\/73263\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, May 6, 2025: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the \u2018No to Executions Tuesdays\u2019 Campaign<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, May 6, 2025: 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_bsBMafMP_Jk\" 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%2FbsBMafMP_Jk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bsBMafMP_Jk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-08T08:19:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bsBMafMP_Jk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbsBMafMP_Jk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, May 6, 2025: 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\/bsBMafMP_Jk\" 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%2FbsBMafMP_Jk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, May 6, 2025: 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 - May 6, 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 33th consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime\u2019s continued executions in its prisons. The 33th week of the gathering in Gothenburg coincided with the 67th week of the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign. This week marked the 67th consecutive Tuesday of strikes by political prisoners in 41 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 May 6, 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 33th 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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/gothenburg-may-6-2025-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/73249\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\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\">\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/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-8-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 8<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:00 AM CEST Iranian Terror Attack Left Me in a Coma &ndash; But What Happened Next Was Astonishing On a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-331334","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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