{"id":333537,"date":"2025-06-29T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T07:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333537"},"modified":"2025-06-29T18:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:56:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-29-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 29, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Activities of MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan \u2013 Friday, June 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawler, Hill, Gottheimer, Kean Jr., and Moskowitz Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Countries That Wrongfully Detain Americans<\/h3>\n

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Washington, D.C \u2014 6\/27\/25\u2026 This week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), French Hill (AR-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025, which would create a designation for countries or nonstate actors that engage in the unlawful or wrongful detention of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, empowering the Secretary of State and Congress to hold them accountable.<\/p>\n

The bill provides congressional oversight by requiring that all state sponsors of unlawful or wrongful detention designations expire unless Congress passes a joint resolution to approve them within six months. Congress would also have the authority to terminate a designation through a joint resolution, ensuring these decisions reflect the interests of the American people and are subject to public accountability.<\/p>\n

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France and European Partners Ready to Play Central Role in Iran Nuclear Talks<\/h3>\n

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France and its main European partners want to play \u201ca central role\u201d in negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program, particularly given their power to reimpose sanctions on Tehran, French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said this evening in an interview with LCI television.\u00a0\u201cIf Iran refuses to negotiate in good faith on a clear and lasting framework for its nuclear program,\u201d Barrot stated, \u201cthen France, along with its European partners, can\u2014with a simple letter\u2014reapply the global embargo on arms, nuclear supplies, banking, and insurance against Iran, which was lifted ten years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

The power to reactivate sanctions on Tehran belongs to each of the original signatories of the 2015 Vienna agreement: France, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and Russia. The United States, however, no longer holds that right, having exited the deal during Donald Trump\u2019s first term in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Iran: Has the Time Come for Regime Change?<\/h3>\n

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When the clerical regime\u2019s secret military program to obtain nuclear weapons was exposed in 2002\u2014thanks to revelations by the main opposition group to the theocratic dictatorship, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), led by Maryam Rajavi\u2014the tyrants who had hijacked the 1979 revolution against the Shah had already spent nearly two decades covertly developing this strategic objective, in clear violation of their obligations as signatories of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).<\/p>\n

Once it became known that Iran was working at sites such as Natanz and Arak to provide its armed forces with nuclear offensive capabilities, a long and arduous process began. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Western democracies became entangled in countless negotiations with the Islamic Republic, aiming to convince it to abandon this dangerous ambition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Defy Regime, Lead Iran\u2019s True Battle for Freedom<\/h3>\n

While Iran\u2019s clerical regime scrambles to spin a narrative of victory following a disastrous 12-day war, the true pulse of the nation beats not in the hollow statements of its leaders, but in the defiant streets of its cities.<\/p>\n

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June 27\u2014Zahedan, southeast Iran
PMOI Resistance Units continue anti-regime activities despite growing repressive measures by security forces, challenging the regime and reiterating their commitment to overthrowing the regime and establishing a democratic republic.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/osEoSu4cJR<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n