{"id":333961,"date":"2025-07-09T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333961"},"modified":"2025-07-09T22:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:03:04","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 9, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in the Hague, the Netherlands, rallied to express support for Maryam Rajavi’s Third Option- July 5, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 11:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spanish Court Says Attempt on Former Politician’s Life Linked to Opposition to Iran Leadership<\/h3>\n

MADRID, July 9 (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court charged eight individuals on Wednesday with the attempted assassination of former right-wing politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras over his ties to an Iranian opposition group and support for dissident groups.<\/p>\n

Vidal-Quadras<\/a>, 80, a founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party,\u00a0was shot<\/a>\u00a0in the face by a motorbike pillion passenger as he walked through Madrid’s upscale Salamanca neighbourhood on November 9, 2023. The bullet passed through his jaw.<\/p>\n

Investigating judge Santiago Pedraz said the assault was ordered by unidentified individuals seeking revenge for Vidal-Quadras’ advocacy for resistance to Iran’s clerical government.<\/p>\n

“Unidentified individuals instructed members of the criminal organisation…to carry out ‘a mission’ consisting of ending the life of Alejo Vidal-Quadras,” the judge said in a court document seen by Reuters.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran Shuts Out Nuclear Monitors in Tactics Echoing Cold War<\/h3>\n

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Iran is said to be cutting off communication with key United Nations watchdog officials, deepening uncertainty over the status of its nuclear program and introducing additional ambiguity to the diplomatic showdown with Washington.<\/p>\n

After formally ending inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, Iranian nuclear-safety regulators have stopped taking calls from the Vienna-based agency, according to two officials who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information. The IAEA\u2019s Incident and Emergency Centre was activated after Israel\u2019s June 13 attack and had been in\u00a0continuous contact<\/a>\u00a0with counterparts in Iran, but that information sharing has tailed off, they said.<\/p>\n

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Iran Leans on Hacktivist Proxies in Wake of Israeli, U.S. Strikes<\/h3>\n

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Iranian state-backed hackers are borrowing from the Russian cyber playbook and sharing tools with ideologically aligned hacktivist groups in the wake of a\u00a0series of military strikes<\/a>, experts tell Axios.<\/p>\n

Why it matters:<\/strong>\u00a0Leaning on these\u00a0hackers<\/a>\u00a0allows Iran to amplify its reach while maintaining plausible deniability and staying below the threshold of what’s considered war.<\/p>\n

Driving the news:<\/strong>\u00a0Iran-linked hackers\u00a0threatened<\/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

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  • CISA and the FBI\u00a0released 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

    The intrigue:\u00a0<\/strong>Experts at cybersecurity firm Armis say they’ve observed Iranian nation-state actors providing tools and resources to pro-Iran hacktivist groups since Israel\u00a0launched<\/a>\u00a0military strikes on June 13.<\/p>\n

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    Iran Says It Can Strike the US And Israel for Two Years. Does It Really Have That Power?<\/h3>\n

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    Even amid a fragile ceasefire, Iran continues to warn the United States and Israel that it retains the ability to inflict serious damage if provoked.\u00a0Iranian officials have declared the country can sustain daily missile strikes for two years \u2014 a claim drawing increasing scrutiny from military experts and Western intelligence analysts.<\/p>\n

    “Our armed forces are at the height of their readiness,” said Major General Ebrahim Jabbari of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), speaking to the semi-official Mehr News Agency. “The warehouses, underground missile bases, and facilities we have are so enormous that we have yet to demonstrate the majority of our defense capabilities and effective missiles.”<\/p>\n

    But intelligence analysis suggests\u00a0Iran’s claims<\/a>\u00a0mask serious losses.<\/p>\n

    Tehran began the conflict with an arsenal of about 3,000 missiles and 500 missile launchers to 600 missile launchers, according to open-source intelligence. By the end of the so-called “12-Day War” \u2014 a series of attacks by Israel on its military storage warehouses and production facilities followed by U.S. attacks on nuclear sites and Iran\u2019s counterattacks \u2014 it was down to between 1,000 missiles and 1,500 missiles and only 150 launchers to 200 launchers.<\/p>\n

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    UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Regime\u2019s Real War Is on the Iranian People\u2019s Dinner Table<\/h3>\n

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    As the clerical regime in Tehran increasingly beats the drums of war, a far more dangerous conflict is already raging within Iran\u2019s borders. The administration of Masoud Pezeshkian, installed to project a facade of moderation, is utterly incapable of addressing the real crisis: a catastrophic economic collapse born from decades of corruption and plunder. The regime\u2019s desperate attempts to use the specter of an external enemy as a distraction are failing, as the social pressures from within build toward an inevitable explosion.<\/p>\n

    The regime\u2019s policies have gone far beyond mere economic mismanagement; they constitute a psychological war on the Iranian people. A recent report in the state-run Arman Melli newspaper on July 7, 2025, titled \u201cThe Shrinking of the Middle Class,\u201d details the profound social damage. It describes a population gripped by \u201cwidespread anxiety, depression, and hidden anger\u201d stemming from a complete loss of financial security and hope for the future. The paper soberly concludes that the true war being waged against the Iranian people is not fought with bullets and bombs, but with \u201ccontinuous economic pressure, the erosion of hope, psychological attrition, and social isolation.\u201d This systemic assault is hollowing out Iranian society, leaving a desperate and angry populace in its wake.<\/p>\n

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    Maryam Delbari Detained under Pressure in Adelabad Prison without Access to Medical Care<\/h3>\n

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    Nearly two months after her arrest, Maryam Delbari \u2014 a writer and former head of the Abadan Art Bureau \u2014 remains arbitrarily detained in Shiraz\u2019s Adelabad Prison, with no transparent legal process in sight.
    \nA cultural figure and outspoken political critic, Maryam Delbari was arrested on May 7, 2025, by security forces and interrogated at a Ministry of Intelligence facility under charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state.\u201d She was later transferred to prison.<\/p>\n

    Her detention sparked a protest by a group of her students outside the Ministry of Intelligence\u2019s detention center in Shiraz. However, not only were these protests ignored, but Delbari\u2019s interrogation and transfer to prison reportedly involved intimidation and pressure.<\/p>\n

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    MEK Supporters Rally in The Hague to Demand Justice and Endorse Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Third Option for Iran<\/h3>\n

    The Hague, Netherlands \u2013 July 5, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a powerful rally to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights abuses, focusing especially on the recent death sentences handed down to political prisoners. Participants expressed their unity against appeasement, firmly rejecting war and reaffirming their commitment to freedom.<\/p>\n

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    MEK Supporters Rally in The Hague to Demand Justice and Endorse @Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s Third Option for #Iran<\/a>#NCRIAlternative<\/a> #IranThirdOption<\/a> #StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> #FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> #FreeIran2025<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/w14Nlrh7lq<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n