{"id":333614,"date":"2025-07-01T07:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T06:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333614"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:05:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joint Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers on Iran and the Middle East<\/h3>\n

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We the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, met in The Hague on June 25, 2025, where we discussed recent events in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

We reiterate our support for the ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced by U.S. President Trump, and urge all parties to avoid actions that could further destabilize the region.<\/p>\n

We reaffirm that the Islamic Republic of Iran can never have nuclear weapons, and urge Iran to refrain from reconstituting its unjustified enrichment activities. We call for the resumption of negotiations, resulting in a comprehensive, verifiable and durable agreement that addresses Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

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11 Iranian Nationals Arrested in U.S. on Terror-Related Charges, Says Congressman<\/h3>\n

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Amid heightened global scrutiny of the clerical dictatorship\u2019s activities, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul revealed that 11 Iranian nationals have been arrested on U.S. soil in recent days, citing connections to terrorism, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and espionage.<\/p>\n

Speaking on CBS\u2019s<\/a> Face the Nation<\/em> on June 29, McCaul\u2014a senior Republican lawmaker and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee\u2014confirmed that among the individuals detained were: \u201cOne a sniper, one IRGC, another one, a known suspected terrorist, just within the last couple of days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The revelation underscores growing concerns that the clerical regime may be activating or repositioning sleeper cells as part of a broader campaign of retaliation following its recent military and strategic defeats. When asked if these individuals had operational plans or were simply connected to hostile networks, McCaul said the full details remain classified, but emphasized the seriousness of the threat: \u201cWe have to take it seriously that there could be sleeper cells in the United States.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He named several high-profile American targets Iran has threatened in the past, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Iranian Threat Already inside Britain<\/h3>\n

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The Treasury is currently\u00a0investigating British companies<\/a>\u00a0for violating sanctions against\u00a0Iran\u2019s nuclear programme<\/a>, with concern over nine suspected breaches of Britain\u2019s sanctions regime against\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0in 2024 being intensified by Israel\u2019s recent 12-day war.<\/p>\n

These sanctions violations are of course concerning, but only constitute a small part of Iran\u2019s clandestine political influence and illicit finance operations in Britain. Its\u00a0hybrid war<\/a>\u00a0against British institutions and society been enabled by years of dereliction from policymakers tasked with combatting this threat.<\/p>\n

Owing to Britain\u2019s special relationship with the United States and support for the 1953 coup that helped Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi consolidate power, the Islamic Republic of Iran has long waged a\u00a0shadow war against Britain<\/a>. In June 2009, Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned Britain as \u201cthe most evil\u201d foreign power and incited\u00a0\u201c<\/em>Marg bar Ingles\u201d (Death to Britain) chants from listeners at Tehran University\u2019s mosque.<\/p>\n

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FINTRAC To Toughen Rules on Iran as Businesses Flag More Suspicious Transactions<\/h3>\n

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Canada\u2019s anti-money-laundering watchdog is planning to instruct banks and other regulated businesses to increase their scrutiny of funds flowing to or from Iran as it records a sharp increase in suspicious transactions from the sanctioned country.<\/p>\n

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, or FinTRAC, told The Globe and Mail it expects to imminently publish updated requirements for those companies to conduct enhanced monitoring, due diligence and recordkeeping \u2013 marking its second such advisory about Iran this year.<\/p>\n

Financial intelligence agencies in Canada and other countries are intensifying their attention on Iran at a time of heightened geopolitical risk. Tensions continue to run high in the Middle East in the wake of Israeli and U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran\u2019s missile attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n

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US Government Warns of New Iran-Linked Cyber Threats on Critical Infrastructure<\/h3>\n

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Companies should disconnect operational technology from the internet and enforce strong protections for user accounts, a joint alert from CISA, the FBI, NSA and DoD said.\u00a0The new warning from four U.S. government agencies \u2014 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Pentagon\u2019s Cyber Crime Center \u2014 reflects federal officials\u2019 worries about\u00a0collateral damage<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. joining Israel\u2019s war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Tehran-linked hackers have a history of targeting Western critical infrastructure in retaliation for Israeli military operations. During Israel\u2019s late-2023 offensive in Gaza, hackers affiliated with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hacked into operational technology equipment powering water utilities and other infrastructure,\u00a0including in the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0Iranian hackers also launched hack-and-leak operations that caused \u201cfinancial losses and reputational damage for victims,\u201d according to the advisory.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Opposition Leader Talks to Newsmax on Overthrow of Regime<\/h3>\n

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In the wake of the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities June 21 and subsequent calls by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for regime change, the leader of the largest Iranian resistance group insists that “[t]he uprising of the Iranian people is not a distant aspiration \u2014 it is already underway.”<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax from her Paris headquarters (via email), Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, pointed out that even before the airstrikes by Israel and the U.S., NCRI insurgents within the country were gaining ground.<\/p>\n

“In the past seven years alone,” she told us, “five nationwide uprisings, each erupting in more than 150 cities, have shaken Iran and rattled the very foundations of the regime. Today, the religious dictatorship stands at its weakest point since 1979. The reasons are clear: uncontrollable economic collapse, the regime’s failure to provide essential services such as electricity, gas, and water, rampant corruption, and relentless repression \u2014 the very factors that fueled the 2022 uprising.”<\/p>\n

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New PMOI Report Reveals Alarming Conditions of Political Prisoners Forcibly Transferred from Evin Prison<\/h3>\n

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A new report from the PMOI\u2019s social headquarters inside Iran has exposed the harrowing aftermath of the regime\u2019s recent purge of Evin Prison, revealing a campaign of deliberate cruelty masked by sheer incompetence. The details paint a damning picture of a cornered and fearful regime, led by its desperate supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, lashing out at political prisoners with chaotic violence. The forced transfer of hundreds of inmates on June 23 to notoriously brutal detention centers was not a managed security operation, but a panicked move that reveals the rot at the core of the ruling theocracy.<\/p>\n

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June 2025 Report: Femicide, Structural Violence in Iran<\/h3>\n

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June 2025 Report: Violence against women in Iran is on the rise. Under the rule of the misogynistic clerical regime, violence against women is not an isolated incident, but a fundamental part of the regime\u2019s imposed cultural structure.<\/p>\n

Due to repressive laws and the lack of legal protection for battered women, combined with the failure to criminalize domestic violence or gender-based violence in workplaces and public spaces, and the absence of legal support for women and girls under a regime that itself has institutionalized violence against women, we are witnessing a daily rise in cases of violence\u2014particularly the murder of women at the hands of their husbands, relatives, or within society at large.<\/p>\n

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Brussels Rally Urges Support for Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Third Option and Democratic Change in Iran<\/h3>\n
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