{"id":333680,"date":"2025-07-02T06:44:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333680"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:07:17","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 2, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_333681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333681\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-333681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels Rally Urges Support for Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Third Option and Democratic Change in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01de1659-e25e-4a21-b84f-2611912fbcb0_690-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brussels rally Urges supports Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Third Option and democratic change in Iran- June 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: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Leans on Hacktivist Proxies in Wake of Israeli, U.S. Strikes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-255485 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/axios-vector-logo-300x167.png\" alt=\"axios-vector-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian state-backed hackers are borrowing from the Russian cyber playbook and sharing tools with ideologically aligned hacktivist groups in the wake of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/21\/us-strike-iran-nuclear-israel-trump\">series of military strikes<\/a>, experts tell Axios.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong>\u00a0Leaning on these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/17\/us-iran-israel-cyberattacks-critical-infrastructure\">hackers<\/a>\u00a0allows Iran to amplify its reach while maintaining plausible deniability and staying below the threshold of what&#8217;s considered war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Driving the news:<\/strong>\u00a0Iran-linked hackers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/01\/iran-trump-aides-email-hack-threat\">threatened<\/a>\u00a0last night to publish emails purportedly stolen from Trump allies, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, lawyer Lindsey Halligan and adviser Roger Stone.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>CISA and the FBI\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/resources-tools\/resources\/iranian-cyber-actors-may-target-vulnerable-us-networks-and-entities-interest\">released an advisory<\/a>\u00a0yesterday warning U.S. critical infrastructure, and particularly defense contractors, are at increased risk for potential Iran-linked cyberattacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/01\/iran-hacktivist-israeli-us-strikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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;\">Suspected Iranian Spy Arrested \u2013 Were Attacks on Jews Being Planned?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-333700 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deutschlandfunk_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deutschlandfunk_Logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deutschlandfunk_Logo-150x22.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany\u2019s Federal Public Prosecutor has ordered the arrest of a Danish citizen on suspicion of spying for Iran. According to authorities, the man was tasked with gathering information in Berlin on Jewish locations and specific Jewish individuals. In response, the German Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Federal Prosecutor\u2019s Office, the suspect was allegedly recruited by an Iranian intelligence service earlier this year. In June, he is believed to have surveilled three locations in the German capital. This activity is thought to have supported further intelligence operations on German soil\u2014possibly even preparing attacks on Jewish targets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Federal Interior Minister Dobrindt stated after a briefing at the Federal Criminal Police Office that the man may have been preparing arson attacks on behalf of Iran. He also allegedly attempted to recruit others to carry out such attacks. The lead on the suspect reportedly came from a friendly intelligence service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutschlandfunk.de\/mutmasslicher-spion-fuer-iran-festgenommen-anschlaege-auf-juden-geplant-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Treasury Targets Iranian Intelligence and IRGC Links in Syria Sanctions Update<\/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;\">In a notable move reinforcing its pressure campaign on Iran\u2019s regional activities, the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/recent-actions\/20250630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of the Treasury has updated<\/a> multiple Syria-related sanctions entries to include designations that highlight the clerical dictatorship\u2019s extensive entanglement in the Syrian conflict.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the updates issued on June 30, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) was explicitly flagged for its role in human rights violations, hostage-taking, and cyber operations, with a clear link to activities in Syria. The MOIS now faces secondary sanctions under multiple executive orders, underscoring its designation as a terrorist-affiliated entity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also listed is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), a key arm of Iran\u2019s extraterritorial military operations. The IRGC-QF, already under U.S. sanctions, remains central to Iran\u2019s strategic depth in Syria, providing military, intelligence, and financial support to the Assad regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, Iranian individuals such as <strong>Mohsen Chizari<\/strong>, identified as a commander in IRGC-QF operations and training, were re-listed with updated identifiers and explicit secondary sanctions warnings under Executive Order 13224.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This action reflects Washington\u2019s continued focus on countering Iran\u2019s destabilizing influence in Syria through proxy networks, intelligence coordination, and economic backing of sanctioned actors. The Treasury\u2019s update reinforces the message that the clerical dictatorship\u2019s support for the Assad regime and other sanctioned entities in Syria will carry significant financial and diplomatic consequences.<\/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;\">Berlin Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses, Calls for Global Support to End Violations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Berlin Exhibition Condemns Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Abuses, Calls for Global Support to End Violations.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_p_1mVKAYjlo\" 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%2Fp_1mVKAYjlo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_1mVKAYjlo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M1S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-01T06:48:07Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_p_1mVKAYjlo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fp_1mVKAYjlo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Berlin Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses, Calls for Global Support to End Violations.<\/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\/p_1mVKAYjlo\" 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%2Fp_1mVKAYjlo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Berlin Exhibition Condemns Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Abuses, Calls for Global Support to End Violations.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Berlin, Germany \u2013 June 28, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to denounce the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights abuses, particularly the increasing number of death sentences imposed on political prisoners.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Berlin, Germany \u2013 June 28, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to denounce the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights abuses, particularly the increasing number of death sentences imposed on political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants demanded the immediate abolition of these death sentences and the unconditional release of all political detainees in Iran. They condemned the regime\u2019s ongoing repression and expressed steadfast solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s courageous struggle for democratic change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/07\/berlin-exhibition-condemns-irans-human-rights-abuses-calls-for-global-support-to-end-violations\/75670\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zurich Exhibition Condemns Iran Regime\u2019s Executions and Demands Release of Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zurich, Switzerland \u2013 June 28, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights abuses, with a special focus on the recent surge in executions across the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zurich?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zurich<\/a> Exhibition Condemns <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime\u2019s Executions and Demands Release of Political Prisoners <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/where_is_our_prisoner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#where_is_our_prisoner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e553AbHEBZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/e553AbHEBZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1939944733209399556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 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;\">The demonstrators demanded the immediate abolition of these death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. They condemned the regime\u2019s ongoing human rights violations and expressed solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democratic change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/07\/zurich-exhibition-condemns-iran-regimes-executions-and-demands-release-of-political-prisoners\/75656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Regime Propagandist\u2019s Confession: Tehran\u2019s Main Threat Is the Unbroken Spirit of the PMOI and Its Supporters<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-250664 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Javad-Mogoei-reporter-affiliated-regimes-intelligence-agencies-min-min-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Javad Mogoei, reporter-affiliated-regime's intelligence agencies\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Javad-Mogoei-reporter-affiliated-regimes-intelligence-agencies-min-min-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Javad-Mogoei-reporter-affiliated-regimes-intelligence-agencies-min-min-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Javad-Mogoei-reporter-affiliated-regimes-intelligence-agencies-min-min-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Javad-Mogoei-reporter-affiliated-regimes-intelligence-agencies-min-min-696x367.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Javad-Mogoei-reporter-affiliated-regimes-intelligence-agencies-min-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a moment of startling candor on state television, a regime-linked propagandist has inadvertently confessed to Tehran\u2019s four-decade failure to extinguish its main opposition, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). The comments reveal a deep-seated fear within the ruling establishment, confirming that the PMOI remains the principal and most organized threat to its survival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On June 25, 2025, documentary maker and security apparatus mouthpiece Javad Mogoui appeared on state television and compared the regime\u2019s current precarious state to 1981, a year he described as \u201cthe worst year in the history of the revolution.\u201d He recounted the era with a sense of dread, reminding viewers of the PMOI\u2019s formidable power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/a-regime-propagandists-confession-tehrans-main-threat-is-the-unbroken-spirit-of-the-pmoi-and-its-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arghavan Fallahi Held in Solitary, Location Still Unknown Despite Phone Call<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328187 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arghavan-Fallahi-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arghavan-Fallahi-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arghavan-Fallahi-Iran-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several days after political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi was transferred from Ward 209 of Evin Prison to an undisclosed location, her exact whereabouts and condition remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to informed sources, Arghavan Fallahi has been held in solitary confinement following her removal from the IRGC Intelligence Ward, without any notification to her family or legal representative.\u00a0In a brief phone call on June 29, 2025, she told her family that she is being kept in solitary confinement but does not know where she is being held. She speculated that she might be in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qarchak Prison<\/a>\u00a0in Varamin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports suggest that several detainees were forcibly transferred to undisclosed locations, accompanied by a complete severance of communication and a troubling lack of information for their families.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/01\/arghavan-fallahi-held-in-solitary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Families of Political Prisoners Demand Their Freedom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331255 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Families-of-Political-Prisoners-May-6-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Families-of-Political-Prisoners-May-6-2025.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Families-of-Political-Prisoners-May-6-2025-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid a growing wave of public opposition to death sentences and executions in Iran, today, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the families of political prisoners, Vahid Bani-Amerian and Pouya Ghobadi, have released a protest video urgently warning of the imminent risk of execution faced by their sons.\u00a0In the video, they call for an end to state repression and the immediate release of all political prisoners. The video, a poignant expression of courage and resistance by the families of repression victims, features the parents, holding placards with slogans such as \u201cNo to Execution,\u201d \u201cFree Political Prisoners,\u201d and \u201cStop the Executions.\u201d They denounce the appalling conditions inside Iranian prisons, especially the notorious Fashafouyeh Prison, and appeal to the public conscience and international attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/01\/families-of-political-prisoners-demandfreedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bloody Raid on Gonich Village, Leaves 1 Baluch Woman Dead, 11 Others Injured<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-333697 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women_Gonich-Village-Bameri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women_Gonich-Village-Bameri.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women_Gonich-Village-Bameri-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the early hours of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the Gonich village, located in Iran\u2019s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, was the target of a violent and large-scale military assault by the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other security forces of the Iranian regime. The raid began at 5 a.m. and involved dozens of armored vehicles, aerial surveillance by military drones, and the deployment of heavily armed ground units. The operation was launched despite the complete absence of men in the village\u2014only women and children were present at the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/01\/bloody-gonich-village-1-baluch-woman-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoners Held in the Greater Tehran Prison Are Enduring Unbearable Conditions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-216825 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/One-of-the-Iranian-regimes-prison-in-Tehran-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s Regime Approach Toward Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Epidemic\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/One-of-the-Iranian-regimes-prison-in-Tehran-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/One-of-the-Iranian-regimes-prison-in-Tehran-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/One-of-the-Iranian-regimes-prison-in-Tehran-696x363.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/One-of-the-Iranian-regimes-prison-in-Tehran-805x420.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/One-of-the-Iranian-regimes-prison-in-Tehran.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nine days after the Israeli army\u2019s airstrike on Evin Prison and the subsequent transfer of a group of political prisoners to the Greater Tehran Prison and Qarchak Varamin Prison, reports indicate that political detainees in Greater Tehran Prison are being held in extremely poor and unbearable conditions, deprived of even their most basic rights. According to the PMOI\u2019s network, conditions inside Evin Prison were in complete disarray. Fearing riots and the possibility of widespread unrest leading to the release of political prisoners, authorities began relocating inmates. The prison\u2019s notorious chief, Hedayat Farzadi, was reportedly so overwhelmed that he lacked even a basic list of those being transferred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/human-rights\/54647-political-prisoners-held-in-the-greater-tehran-prison-are-enduring-unbearable-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Arrests European Nationals in Connection with the 12-Day War<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-215134 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Prisoners-at-risk-of-COVID-19-infection-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"Prisoners-at-risk-of-COVID-19-infection\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Prisoners-at-risk-of-COVID-19-infection-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Prisoners-at-risk-of-COVID-19-infection-324x160.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Prisoners-at-risk-of-COVID-19-infection.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amid an increasingly repressive security atmosphere in Iran, Asghar Jahangir, the spokesperson for Iran\u2019s judiciary, announced that in several provinces, \u201cindividuals of European nationality\u201d who, according to him, \u201cwere in some way collaborating with Israel,\u201d had been arrested and that legal cases had been opened against them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a press conference on Monday, June 30, Jahangir did not specify the identity or number of European detainees but announced that special judicial branches had been ordered to be established throughout the country to handle the cases of individuals labeled as \u201ctraitors and mercenaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/human-rights\/54649-irans-regime-arrests-european-nationals-in-connection-with-the-12-day-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK Probes Iranian Regime\u2019s Hidden Network Amid Growing Fears of Tehran\u2019s Hybrid Warfare<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-328530 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iran-1979-revolution-march-haj-qassem-rocket-10022025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UK Treasury is investigating nine suspected violations of sanctions related to Iran\u2019s nuclear program in 2024\u2014infractions that have gained greater sensitivity amid tensions following the recent 12-day war with Israel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Telegraph, these cases represent only a small part of Iran\u2019s regime\u2019s extensive covert financial and political influence network in Britain\u2014a network fostered by years of inattention from London\u2019s policymakers to Tehran\u2019s \u201chybrid warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In June 2009, the Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader called the UK the \u201cmost evil\u201d foreign power, and the slogan \u201cDeath to Britain\u201d was chanted during Friday prayers in Tehran\u2014a symbol of the regime\u2019s long-standing hostility toward the UK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Telegraph reports that Tehran has targeted British public opinion in an effort to undermine the UK\u2019s support for human rights in Iran and retaliate against sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/54654-uk-probes-iranian-regimes-hidden-network-amid-growing-fears-of-tehrans-hybrid-warfare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Day 19: Tehran Rejects Peace Narrative as Global Powers Push for De-Escalation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-333375 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Israel-conflict-day-12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Israel-conflict-day-12-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Israel-conflict-day-12-2-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Day 19 following the Iran-Israel ceasefire, Iranian officials continued to reject de-escalation efforts as global powers pushed for renewed diplomacy. Accusations of espionage against workers, nurses, and border porters intensified amid reports of nuclear secrecy, cyber threats, and casualties among security forces. New international developments and tightened internal security regulations reflect a regime preparing for prolonged confrontation.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1875\">\n<li data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1254\">\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1254\">The G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement supporting the ceasefire and urging the resumption of verifiable negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program. They also warned against actions that could further destabilize the region.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1467\">\n<p data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1467\">French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation with Iran\u2019s president, emphasizing the need to protect French nationals, resume nuclear and ballistic talks, and uphold the Non-Proliferation Treaty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1675\">\n<p data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1675\">U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce reiterated that the Iranian people control their destiny and emphasized the administration\u2019s readiness to ensure regional peace through all necessary means.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/day-19-tehran-rejects-peace-narrative-as-global-powers-push-for-de-escalation\/\" 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-july-1-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 1<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST Iran Leans on Hacktivist Proxies in Wake of Israeli, U.S. Strikes Iranian state-backed hackers are borrowing from [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":333681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-333680","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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