{"id":331720,"date":"2025-05-20T07:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331720"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:56:42","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 20, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331721\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights violations\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3-629x420.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-May-17-pic-3-696x465.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights violations<\/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: 8:15 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump administration \u2018100% committed\u2019 to ensuring Iran cannot enrich uranium: White House<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;start\\=1346\" id=\"WYL_Zh3hOaioCWc\" 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%2FZh3hOaioCWc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zh3hOaioCWc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT30M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-19T13:45:21Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_Zh3hOaioCWc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZh3hOaioCWc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 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\/Zh3hOaioCWc\" 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%2FZh3hOaioCWc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The White House\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Trump administration is \u201c100% committed\u201d to ensuring that any nuclear agreement struck with Iran ensures Tehran cannot enrich uranium at any level, the White House said Monday, Anadolu reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are 100% committed to that red line,\u201d spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters. \u201cThe president\u2019s Special Envoy (Steve) Witkoff, Secretary (of State Marco) Rubio, have made that incredibly clear, not just to the American public, but also in those discussions that Special Envoy Witkoff has had directly with the Iranians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20250519-trump-administration-100-committed-to-ensuring-iran-cannot-enrich-uranium-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK to Proscribe State-backed Groups Such as Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331730 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yvette-cooper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yvette-cooper.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yvette-cooper-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ministers will draw up new laws to ban state-backed groups such as Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the face of growing \u201ccomplex\u201d threats from foreign powers, Yvette Cooper said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The home secretary made the announcement after three Iranian nationals were charged on Saturday with spying in the UK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also comes after Jonathan Hall KC, the government\u2019s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, on Monday called for new legislation needed to combat foreign actors who exploit \u201cfreedom and openness\u201d in the UK to sow division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/uk-proscribe-state-backed-groups-181036739.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Protest Iran\u2019s Executions and Repression<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331724 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-Sweden-\u2013-May-17-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-Sweden-\u2013-May-17-2025.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gothenburg-Sweden-\u2013-May-17-2025-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights violations, with particular focus on the death sentences imposed on political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants demanded the immediate cancellation of these death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. They condemned the regime\u2019s ongoing repression and voiced strong support for the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democratic change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/mek-supporters-demonstrate-in-gothenburg-sweden-to-protest-irans-executions-and-repression\/73705\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Stockholm, to Protest Iran\u2019s Executions and Repression<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Stockholm, to Protest Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Repression - May 17, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_kHolL4LdYl0\" 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%2FkHolL4LdYl0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kHolL4LdYl0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-19T07:56:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_kHolL4LdYl0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FkHolL4LdYl0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Stockholm, to Protest Iran\u2019s Executions and Repression - May 17, 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\/kHolL4LdYl0\" 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%2FkHolL4LdYl0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Stockholm, to Protest Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Repression - May 17, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Stockholm to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights violations, with particular focus on the death sentences imposed on political prisoners. Participants demanded the immediate cancellation of these death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. They condemned the regime\u2019s ongoing repression and voiced strong support for the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democratic change. The demonstrators paid tribute to the martyrs of the Iranian revolution\u2014those executed by the regime or killed during popular uprisings\u2014and reaffirmed their commitment to the ongoing struggle for freedom, democracy, justice, and human rights.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in front of the Swedish Parliament to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights violations, with particular focus on the death sentences imposed on political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants demanded the immediate cancellation of these death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. They condemned the regime\u2019s ongoing repression and voiced strong support for the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democratic change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The demonstrators paid tribute to the martyrs of the Iranian revolution\u2014those executed by the regime or killed during popular uprisings\u2014and reaffirmed their commitment to the ongoing struggle for freedom, democracy, justice, and human rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/mek-supporters-demonstrate-in-stockholm-to-protest-irans-executions-and-repression\/73691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s corrupt dictatorship fuels six devastating crises pushing Iranians to the brink<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331725 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Poverty-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Poverty-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Poverty-in-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The corrupt and plundering dictatorship of Iranian regime has plunged Iran into poverty, misery, and anger. Inflation, water and power outages, and meager wages have pushed millions of Iranians to their limits, and the deafening alarms of \u201cdire conditions\u201d and the prospect of \u201cgreat turmoil\u201d by regime officials are sounding louder than ever within the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Food inflation has devastated the people and turned life into a nightmare. The World Bank has reported that food inflation has surpassed 40%, and in the first eight months of regime president Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s administration, it reached 168%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Housing inflation has shattered even the dream of homeownership. The price per square meter of housing in Tehran reached 1.1 billion rials in March 2025, and the waiting period to buy a home has soared to \u201cover 580 years\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/khameneis-corrupt-dictatorship-fuels-six-devastating-crises-pushing-iranians-to-the-brink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced Labor and Systemic Abuse of Female Prisoners in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331726 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-forced-labor-2-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-forced-labor-2-min.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-forced-labor-2-min-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the prisons operated by Iran\u2019s theocratic regime, female inmates are subjected to forced labor, extended working hours without fair compensation, and inhumane conditions. These practices violate international human rights standards and highlight the systemic abuse faced by women in Iran\u2019s penal system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Female prisoners are denied effective mechanisms to report abuses or seek redress. Complaints to prison authorities often go unanswered, leaving inmates vulnerable to ongoing exploitation. The lack of oversight and accountability perpetuates a cycle of abuse within the prison system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/19\/forced-labor-abuse-female-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Per capita meat consumption of Iranian workers drops to zero<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331727 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-red-meat-consumption.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-red-meat-consumption.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-red-meat-consumption-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials of Iran\u2019s regime say the government can no longer afford to continue providing subsidized foreign exchange for the import of red meat. This comes after the government had already cut off subsidies for many essential goods such as medicine, medical equipment, and numerous food items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Planning and Budget Organization of Iran\u2019s regime, red meat imports will no longer be eligible for preferential exchange rates. The announcement of this policy alone has significantly driven up the price of red meat per kilogram. Meanwhile, on Sunday, May 18, Iranian online meat retailers announced, \u201cproduct unavailability until further notice,\u201d suggesting an ongoing price surge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/54277-per-capita-meat-consumption-of-iranian-workers-drops-to-zero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Tale of Two Futures: How Iran\u2019s Leadership Squandered a Nation\u2019s Wealth While Its Neighbors Prospered<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331728 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-trip-to-the-ME.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-trip-to-the-ME.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-trip-to-the-ME-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar revealed more than diplomatic handshakes and billion-dollar deals. For the people of Iran, it offered a sobering comparison\u2014and a glimpse into what could have been.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the trip was rich with symbolism and global media attention, its deeper significance lay in the stark contrast it drew between two paths: one of progress, prosperity, and forward-looking governance, and the other of decline, repression, and wasted potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump\u2019s visit, with its powerful imagery and international focus, stripped away the regime\u2019s narrative and offered Iranians a comparative lens through which to judge their own reality. And by every measure\u2014water, electricity, healthcare, infrastructure, job creation, or dignity in retirement\u2014the regime has failed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/a-tale-of-two-futures-how-irans-leadership-squandered-a-nations-wealth-while-its-neighbors-prospered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\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-may-19-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 19<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:15 AM CEST Trump administration &lsquo;100% committed&rsquo; to ensuring Iran cannot enrich uranium: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-331720","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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