{"id":335410,"date":"2025-08-10T07:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T06:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335410"},"modified":"2025-08-10T20:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:08:35","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 10, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Copenhagen, Denmark \u2013 Aug. 8, 2025: Iranians and PMOI\/MEK supporters rally for freedom in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Lebanese Foreign Ministry Condemns Iran’s Interference in Domestic Affairs<\/h3>\n

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The Lebanese Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly condemned recent remarks made by Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, describing them as blatant and unacceptable interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs.<\/p>\n

In an official statement, the ministry emphasized that this is not the first time high-ranking Iranian officials have taken such dubious stances on Lebanese domestic decisions that have no relation to the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

The ministry stressed that Lebanon will not tolerate these objectionable practices under any circumstances and will not allow any external party, whether friend or foe, to speak on behalf of the Lebanese people or claim guardianship over its sovereign decisions.<\/p>\n

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Recent EU Statements on 3rd Country Alignment with EU Sanctions<\/h3>\n

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The High Representative of the EU Council has published several statements confirming the alignment of 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0countries with changes to the EU\u2019s Sudan, Terrorism, Iran and Libya sanctions regimes.<\/p>\n

Terrorism sanctions alignment<\/a><\/p>\n

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova and Ukraine have aligned themselves with the\u00a0renewal<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0EU\u2019s terrorism sanctions regime<\/a>\u00a0on 28 July 2025.<\/p>\n

Iran sanctions alignment<\/a><\/p>\n

Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Moldova and Ukraine have aligned themselves with the\u00a0EU\u2019s renewal of its sanctions regime<\/a>\u00a0targeting Iranian supporters of the Russian military on 25 July 2025 and related amendments to other Iran sanctions regimes.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran’s Mullahs Moving the Deckchairs on the Titanic<\/h3>\n

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With the announcement of the creation of a new National Defense Council tasked with centrally reviewing defense strategies and enhancing the country\u2019s military capabilities, Iran\u2019s mullahs have begun \u2018moving the deckchairs on the Titanic\u2019. The futility of their efforts to make trivial and ineffective changes, as the theocratic regime faces its final countdown to collapse, will have impressed few international observers. The fall of the Iranian regime\u2019s key ally, Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the decapitation of their \u2018axis of resistance\u2019, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the surgical Israeli and American airstrikes that pummelled their nuclear compounds and destroyed their air defense systems, has left the regime facing impending disaster.<\/p>\n

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

PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Past and Present Tyranny, Paving the Way for A Democratic Future<\/h3>\n

In the heart of Sistan and Baluchestan province, a region bearing the brunt of the Iranian regime\u2019s brutal repression, a clear message of defiance is ringing out. On August 8, PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan took to the streets, displaying banners and handwritten placards that not only condemned the clerical dictatorship but also articulated a clear vision for a free and democratic Iran.<\/p>\n

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PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan past and present tyranny, paving the way for a democratic future https:\/\/t.co\/citH1vOtbr<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n