{"id":331860,"date":"2025-05-23T06:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331860"},"modified":"2025-05-23T21:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:59:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 23, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331861\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of PMOI\/MEK held a rally in Munich on May 17, 2025, protesting Iran's human rights abuses and death sentences on political prisoners.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1-769x420.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Munich-May-17-pic-1-696x380.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of PMOI\/MEK held a rally in Munich on May 17, 2025, protesting Iran&#8217;s human rights abuses and death sentences on political prisoners.<\/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: 11:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"98\">German Government Voices Strong Concern Over Iran\u2019s Nuclear Escalation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"279\">The German government reiterated its alarm over the Iranian regime\u2019s expanding nuclear activities during its regular federal press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"539\">Christian Wagner, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, stated: \u201cWe remain deeply concerned about Iran\u2019s nuclear program.\u201d He stressed that Tehran has \u201ccontinued to escalate the situation by significantly expanding its enrichment capacity in recent months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"924\">Wagner further noted the urgency of the matter, pointing to a key international safeguard that is set to expire later this year. \u201cYou are aware that the relevant UN resolution expires in October. In this light, it is essential to find a solution now. These discussions are aimed at addressing our concerns and advancing that goal,\u201d he said, referring to ongoing nuclear negotiations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"23.05.2025 - RegPK - Bundespressekonferenz\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_gEFhoiur4RM\" 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%2FgEFhoiur4RM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gEFhoiur4RM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT50M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-23T13:30:06Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_gEFhoiur4RM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgEFhoiur4RM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">23.05.2025 - RegPK - Bundespressekonferenz<\/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\/gEFhoiur4RM\" 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%2FgEFhoiur4RM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"23.05.2025 - RegPK - Bundespressekonferenz\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Regierungspressekonferenz mit Sebastian Hille (stellv. Regierungssprecher) und den Sprecherinnen und Sprechern der Bundesministerien in der Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin vom 23. Mai 2025, 11.30 Uhr 00:00:00 Begr\u00fc\u00dfung 00:00:11 Neuer stellv. Regierungssprecher 00:02:02 Neuer Sprecher BMVg 00:02:53 Wadephul in Spanien und Portugal 00:03:40 Portugal: Wahlen (I) 00:04:22 EU: Freundesgruppe f\u00fcr qualifizierte Mehrheitsentscheidungen 00:05:30 Alabali-Radovan in Br\u00fcssel 00:06:08 Termine des Bundeskanzlers 00:06:13 Merz bei WDR-Europaforum in Berlin 00:06:46 Merz bei Nordischem Gipfel in Finnland 00:07:36 Merz leitet Bundeskabinett 00:07:53 Telefonat Merz und Xi (I) 00:08:29 Koalitionsausschuss 00:09:08 Portugal: Wahlen (II) 00:10:25 EMRK\/EGMR: Abschiebungen 00:16:14 Israel und Gaza 00:21:48 Abschaffung Feiertage \/ Konjunktur 00:23:43 Kernkraft und Nachhaltigkeit 00:28:21 G7: Sanktionen Russland-Unterst\u00fctzer 00:31:16 Strafm\u00fcndigkeit 00:34:53 USA: Ausl\u00e4ndische Studenten 00:40:30 Telefonat Merz und Xi (II) 00:41:28 EU: Iranischer Spionageangriff Abgeordnete 00:42:20 WHO und USA 00:43:18 Telefonat Merz und Xi (III) 00:44:33 Frauen in Bundesregierung und \u00c4mtern 00:47:27 KRITIS-Dachgesetz 00:48:29 Iran\/USA: JCPOA 00:50:10 Verabschiedung Schlagw\u00f6rter: BPK, Bundesregierung, Pressekonferenz, Pk, Freitag, Jung &amp; Naiv Aushilfsupload; Adolescence, Fregattenkapit\u00e4n Kenneth Harms\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"1365\">Responding to questions about the regime&#8217;s insistence on enriching uranium on its own territory, Wagner avoided a direct stance on the legal claim but underscored Germany\u2019s position that Tehran\u2019s actions \u201chave increasingly worsened the situation.\u201d He did not comment on the specifics of the ongoing talks between Iran and the United States in Rome but emphasized Berlin&#8217;s continued engagement with Iran through the E3 format (Germany, France, and the UK).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Seeks to End Iran Regime\u2019s Nuclear Enrichment in Rome Talks, State Dept Spox Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329829 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Tammy-Bruce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Tammy-Bruce.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/US-State-Department-spokesperson-Tammy-Bruce-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"377\">In a press briefing on May 22, U.S. State Department spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-may-22-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tammy Bruce underscored<\/a> the American administration\u2019s stance against the Iranian regime&#8217;s pursuit of nuclear weapons, as the fifth round of nuclear talks commenced in Rome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"796\">Bruce reiterated that the core U.S. objective remains unchanged: \u201cThey\u2019re not going to have a nuclear weapon.\u201d She emphasized that enrichment must stop and that Iran\u2019s nuclear program\u2014both in capacity and intent\u2014must be fundamentally dismantled. \u201cThis is about ending their ability to have a nuclear weapon, changing and ending the enrichment of their nuclear program, and the intentions of that program,\u201d Bruce said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1215\">Bruce\u2019s comments came just hours after Iranian state media reported on her remarks, highlighting the alignment between the U.S. public message and diplomatic posture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1574\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Although she declined to comment on future negotiation rounds or whether Tehran\u2019s regional activities and proxy support would be addressed, Bruce stressed that enrichment remains the non-negotiable \u201cbright line.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"28\">Iran, the Ongoing Threat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331881 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/formiche-vector-logo-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"671\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">While Iranian regime diplomats participate in negotiations these days, its nuclear scientists are moving full speed ahead to enhance their capacity to produce nuclear weapons. The deception has once again been exposed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the main opposition to the religious dictatorship in Iran, which has made the most significant contributions to exposing the regime\u2019s clandestine nuclear project. The NCRI was the first to reveal the mullahs\u2019 secret nuclear program in 2002 and has since made over 100 additional disclosures\u2014including one on Thursday, May 8, at the organization\u2019s office in Washington.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"671\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formiche.net\/2025\/05\/iran-nucleare-ghzal-afshar\/#content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Regime\u2019s Desperate Pleas to Europe Expose Deepening Weakness \u2013 OpEd<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331874 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1-300x167.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1-755x420.webp 755w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1-150x83.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1-696x387.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/b-274-800x445-1.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime, grappling with profound international isolation and mounting internal pressures, is increasingly betraying its weakness through desperate and ultimately futile overtures to European powers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recent diplomatic maneuvers, ostensibly aimed at seeking dialogue, have instead starkly illuminated the regime\u2019s precarious position and the hardening resolve of the international community against its destabilizing policies. The regime\u2019s pleas for engagement, particularly to avoid the reimposition of crippling sanctions, are falling on deaf ears, further cornering the clerical dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/23052025-iranian-regimes-desperate-pleas-to-europe-expose-deepening-weakness-oped\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Truck Drivers\u2019 Strike in Various Cities: \u201cWe Will Not Let the Blood of Our Colleagues in Bandar Abbas Be Spilled in Vain\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331862 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ncri-statement-Striking-Truck-Drivers-Across-Iran-en.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, in a message of solidarity with the striking truck drivers, stated that as long as this regime remains in power, poverty, discrimination, and corruption will only increase. The only path forward is protest and resistance to establish democracy and the people\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are courageously declaring that they will no longer tolerate injustice, and through unity and protest, will not allow the blood of their colleagues spilled in the Bandar Abbas tragedy to be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/ncri-statement-striking-truck-drivers-across-iran\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Escalates Repression Against Dissidents and Families of PMOI Members<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331863 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Prison-barbed-wire-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Prison-barbed-wire-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Prison-barbed-wire-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Prison-barbed-wire.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s vicious crackdown on dissent has once again been thrust into the spotlight with the recent arbitrary arrests of members of the Akbari Monfared family and political activist Bijan Kazemi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their plight, detailed in an urgent appeal by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), is not an isolated incident but rather a stark illustration of a decades-long, systematic campaign by the clerical regime to silence any opposition, particularly those affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) or families who dare to seek justice for past atrocities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-regime-escalates-repression-against-dissidents-and-families-of-pmoi-members\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran\u2019s Panic to The Growing Influence and International Legitimacy of Iranian Resistance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331864 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UK-lawmakers-back-Iranian-Resistance-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UK-lawmakers-back-Iranian-Resistance-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UK-lawmakers-back-Iranian-Resistance-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UK-lawmakers-back-Iranian-Resistance.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has reacted with predictable fury and thinly veiled panic to a powerful statement from over 550 British lawmakers calling for the terrorist designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and recognizing the legitimacy of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for change, including the role of PMOI Resistance Units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s Majlis (parliament) issued its own desperate condemnation, tellingly blaming the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) for this significant international pressure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/tehrans-panic-to-the-growing-influence-and-international-legitimacy-of-iranian-resistance\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continued Detention of Ayda Najaflou, Christian Convert, on an exorbitant bail of 110 billion rials<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331865 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Womemn-Ayda-Najaflou-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Womemn-Ayda-Najaflou-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Womemn-Ayda-Najaflou-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Womemn-Ayda-Najaflou-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Womemn-Ayda-Najaflou-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly four months after the arrest of Ayda Najaflou \u2014 a Christian convert and mother of two \u2014 she remains in legal limbo in the security ward of Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison. Security and judicial authorities have not only failed to provide a clear explanation for her charges, but they have also effectively blocked her temporary release by setting an exorbitantly high bail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s judicial system has set an exorbitant bail of 110 billion rials for Najaflou\u2019s temporary release \u2014 a sum far beyond the means of an average family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/22\/continued-detention-of-ayda-najaflou\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhibition by MEK Supporters in G\u00f6ttingen, Germany, Against Executions and Repression by Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Exhibition in G&ouml;ttingen, Germany, Against Executions and Repression by Iran&rsquo;s Regime - May 21, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_XN_BchTJMJk\" 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%2FXN_BchTJMJk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XN_BchTJMJk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-22T08:20:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_XN_BchTJMJk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXN_BchTJMJk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Exhibition in G\u00f6ttingen, Germany, Against Executions and Repression by Iran\u2019s Regime - May 21, 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\/XN_BchTJMJk\" 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%2FXN_BchTJMJk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition in G&ouml;ttingen, Germany, Against Executions and Repression by Iran&rsquo;s Regime - May 21, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"G\u00f6ttingen, Germany \u2013 May 21, 2025 \u2013 The exhibition by supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) took place in G\u00f6ttingen to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s severe repression, focusing especially on the death sentences imposed on political prisoner especially\u00a0Behrouz Ehsani\u00a0and\u00a0Mehdi Hassani, who reportedly face imminent execution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">G\u00f6ttingen, Germany \u2013 May 21, 2025 \u2013 The exhibition by supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) took place in G\u00f6ttingen to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s severe repression, focusing especially on the death sentences imposed on political prisoner especially Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who reportedly face imminent execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/exhibition-by-mek-supporters-in-gottingen-germany-against-executions-and-repression-by-irans-regime\/73866\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Munich, to Protest Iran\u2019s Executions and Repression<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Munich, to Protest Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Repression &ndash; May 17, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_BR2TnXveUiI\" 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%2FBR2TnXveUiI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BR2TnXveUiI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-22T08:09:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_BR2TnXveUiI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBR2TnXveUiI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Munich, to Protest Iran\u2019s Executions and Repression \u2013 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\/BR2TnXveUiI\" 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%2FBR2TnXveUiI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters Demonstrate in Munich, to Protest Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Repression &ndash; May 17, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Munich, Germany \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)\u00a0 held a rally and exhibition in Munich 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. The demonstrators in Munich commemorated 60 years of the relentless struggle of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), founded in 1965. As of 2025, sixty years have passed since the organization\u2019s establishment and its continued fight against two dictatorships\u2014the overthrown monarchy of the Shah and the current religious and terrorist dictatorship of the mullahs. The demonstrators paid tribute to the MEK\u2019s six decades of unwavering resistance.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Munich, Germany \u2013 May 17, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally and exhibition in Munich 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;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/mek-supporters-demonstrate-in-munich-to-protest-irans-executions-and-repression\/73850\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alarming Wave of Executions in Iran: 18 Prisoners Executed in Just a Few Days<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331866 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-18executedMay22-750x375-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-18executedMay22-750x375-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-18executedMay22-750x375-1-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-18executedMay22-750x375-1-696x348.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-18executedMay22-750x375-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the second week of May 2025, a wave of executions across various Iranian prisons has sparked deep concern among human rights activists and the international community. On just Wednesday, May 21, at least 10 prisoners were executed in the prisons of Qezel Hesar, Tabriz, Tehran, Birjand, Hamedan, and Isfahan. This brings the total number of executions this month to 151, an unprecedented figure in recent years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/22\/alarming-wave-of-executions-in-iran-18-prisoners-executed\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suspicious Death of Zabihollah Rigi Revealed<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331867 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Zabihollah-Rigi-750x375-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Zabihollah-Rigi-750x375-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Zabihollah-Rigi-750x375-1-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Zabihollah-Rigi-750x375-1-696x348.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Zabihollah-Rigi-750x375-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The suspicious death of Zabihollah Rigi (Netuzehi), a Baloch political prisoner, has once again raised alarms about the safety of political prisoners in Iran. Officials have claimed that he died while on \u201cfurlough,\u201d but his family describes the official account as a blatant lie, insisting that he was in prison and was suddenly and suspiciously transferred to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zabihollah Rigi, 29 years old, was only two weeks away from completing his 10-year prison sentence. However, on May 16, 2025, news of his death was reported from Imam Ali Hospital in Zahedan. Security officials claimed that he was on \u201cfurlough\u201d and, after experiencing abdominal pain, was taken to the hospital, where he died four days later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/22\/suspicious-death-of-zabihollah-rigi-revealed\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Silent Agony at Life\u2019s Twilight &#8211; A Report on the Rising Crisis of Elderly Suicide in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331868 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-elderly-750x375-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-elderly-750x375-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-elderly-750x375-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-elderly-750x375-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-elderly-750x375-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A painful and largely hidden crisis is unfolding in Iran, marked by a disturbing rise in suicide rates among the elderly. This growing phenomenon is deeply rooted in systemic issues such as widespread poverty, profound social isolation, and inadequate mental health support. The suffering of Iranian elders\u2014often overlooked and dismissed\u2014represents a grave and urgent human rights concern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elderly Iranians are increasingly vulnerable to severe economic hardships. Their plight is exacerbated by the collapse of traditional family support structures and the widespread prevalence of untreated mental health conditions, particularly depression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/22\/silent-agony-at-lifes-twilighta-report-on-the-rising-crisis-of-elderly-suicide-in-iran\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Power and Water Crisis Pushes People to the Brink<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331869 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Power-and-Water-Crisis-620x375-1-300x181.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Power-and-Water-Crisis-620x375-1-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Power-and-Water-Crisis-620x375-1-150x91.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Power-and-Water-Crisis-620x375-1.webp 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is grappling with an unprecedented power and water crisis, driven by the systematic looting of national resources by criminal mafia networks tied to the government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This crisis has left ordinary Iranians struggling with severe electricity and water shortages, pushing their daily lives to the edge of collapse. While the regime conveniently blames international sanctions for the crisis, the reality is far more insidious: the IRGC\u2019s massive energy consumption for large-scale Bitcoin mining operations has drained the nation\u2019s power supply, leaving little for households and businesses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranprobe.com\/iran-power-and-water-crisis-pushes-people-to-the-brink\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">38% Of Iranian Children Live Below the Poverty Line<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331870 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Grk-qXPXIAA1aQe-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Grk-qXPXIAA1aQe-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Grk-qXPXIAA1aQe-672x420.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Grk-qXPXIAA1aQe-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Grk-qXPXIAA1aQe.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 17, the state-run newspaper Ham Mihan examined the situation of children in Iran living below the poverty line. In its introduction, the outlet wrote: \u201cAround 23 million people live in areas that can be called \u2018urban poverty traps.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ham Mihan further states: \u201cStudies by the Social Welfare Office of the Ministry of Labor show that a high percentage of Iranian children live in households suffering from monetary poverty (38% of children are below the poverty line). Household income-expenditure data from 2019 indicate that about 50% of parents lack upper secondary education, a figure that rises to approximately 70% in Sistan and Baluchestan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/54300-38-of-iranian-children-live-below-the-poverty-line\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Power Crisis in Iran: A Structural Threat to Industry and Livelihood<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-331871 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WeThioVv-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WeThioVv-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WeThioVv-672x420.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WeThioVv-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WeThioVv.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a year designated by Iran regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as one of \u201cinvestment for production,\u201d the country\u2019s industrial and manufacturing sectors are facing a severe and worsening crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dozens of large and small factories have either shut down or are on the brink of bankruptcy due to chronic power outages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thousands of minimum-wage workers have lost their jobs, and many more are facing an escalating livelihood crisis. Despite mounting concerns about rising unemployment across Iran, statements from officials suggest the situation is likely to deteriorate further this summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/power-crisis-in-iran-a-structural-threat-to-industry-and-livelihood\/\">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-22-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 22<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 PM CEST German Government Voices Strong Concern Over Iran&rsquo;s Nuclear Escalation The German government reiterated its alarm over the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-331860","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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