{"id":335911,"date":"2025-08-23T06:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335911"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:34:11","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 23, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_335913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335913\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters in Copenhagen Rally Against Imminent Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copenhagen-Aug-16-pic-1-1-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEK Supporters in Copenhagen Rally Against Imminent Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners\u2014August 16, 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: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Seeks Belarus Help to Restore Air Defense Systems, Ukraine&#8217;s Intelligence Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-307847 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"kyiv independent logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is interested in receiving assistance from Belarus to restore its air defense and electronic warfare systems damaged during the recent escalation with Israel, Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service reported on Aug. 22.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A war between Iran and Israel broke out on June 13, with both sides agreeing to a ceasefire on June 24. Just hours after the ceasefire was announced, both countries launched attacks against each other. Despite these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/israel-reportedly-strikes-iran-despite-trumps-call06-2025\/\"><strong>initial violations<\/strong><\/a>, the truce now appears to be holding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belarusian dictator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/alexander-lukashenko\/\"><strong>Alexander Lukashenko<\/strong><\/a> met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Minsk on Aug. 20. While the official agenda focused on trade, investment, and broader cooperation, Ukrainian intelligence says that behind closed doors,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/iran\/\"><strong>Tehran<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0also sought Belarusian help in military-technical support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/iran-relies-on-belarus-to-restore-air-defense-systems-ukraines-intelligence-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"68\">Ingrid Betancourt: \u201cWhy I Chose to Support the Iranian Resistance\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-309970 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-La-Libre-Belgique-300x104.png\" alt=\"La Libre Belgique\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-La-Libre-Belgique-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-La-Libre-Belgique-150x52.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-La-Libre-Belgique.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"397\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">On July 31 in Rome, during the Summit for a Free Iran, I renewed my call to recognize the MEK (PMOI) as the legitimate voice of the Iranian people. The Tehran regime is now weakened. This is the moment to act \u2014 to support this alternative, which alone offers a guarantee against Iran\u2019s nuclear bomb.\u00a0A few days ago, the Iranian regime executed without notice and arbitrarily two members of the PMOI\/MEK (People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran), Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani. Fourteen others are expected to be executed soon and are currently awaiting death on death row.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"470\">Since Khomeini\u2019s rise to power, this movement has been the target of the most brutal persecutions as well as relentless disinformation campaigns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"828\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">It was in Paris, several years ago, that I first discovered the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). I had been invited to a conference on human rights in Iran, alongside personalities I deeply admire, such as Elie Wiesel, who had once spoken out in my defense when I was held hostage by the FARC guerrilla in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"397\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lalibre.be\/debats\/opinions\/2025\/08\/23\/ingrid-betancourt-pourquoi-jai-choisi-de-soutenir-la-resistance-iranienne-3GIDYNWFIBCNVK2J7ZQQ27AFU4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahfoud: Expel the Iranian Ambassador and Staff in Beirut Until Further Notice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335933 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hona-lebanon-thisislebanon.com-logo-e1755934620385.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hona-lebanon-thisislebanon.com-logo-e1755934620385.webp 256w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hona-lebanon-thisislebanon.com-logo-e1755934620385-150x66.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eli Mahfoud, lawyer and head of the \u201cChange Movement\u201d party, responded to statements made by Ali Larijani regarding Hezbollah. In a post on the X platform, Mahfoud said: \u201cMr. Larijani, who brazenly interferes in Lebanon\u2019s political affairs, continues to operate a militia, and after his statement today declaring that he will continue supporting it as before and claiming that Hezbollah is an \u2018asset\u2019 for Lebanon, we implore the Lebanese government to make an immediate decision to cut relations with the clerical dictatorship in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added:\u00a0\u201cExpel the Iranian ambassador and the entire Iranian staff working in Beirut until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u062f \u0644\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062c\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u062a\u062d\u0645 \u0644\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644 \u0628\u0648\u0642\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u062a\u0634\u063a\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u064a\u0644\u064a\u0634\u064a\u0627  \u0648\u0628\u0639\u062f \u062a\u0635\u0631\u064a\u062d\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0633\u064a\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642 \u0648\u0628\u0623\u0646 ZB\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0647\u0648 \u0631\u0623\u0633 \u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646.. <br \/>\u0646\u0633\u062a\u062d\u0644\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0643\u0648\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0630 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0628\u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 <br \/>\u0623\u0637\u0631\u062f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0641\u064a\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0645\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elie Mahfoud (@MahfoudElie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahfoudElie\/status\/1958928795747918171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Both Appeasement and War, Europe\u2019s Policy Toward Iran Demands a Third Option<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335925 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eualive-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eualive-logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eualive-logo-150x66.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran\u2019s worsening human rights abuses and the accompanying persistence of opposition activism will both be highlighted for international audiences on 6 September when tens of thousands of Iranian expatriates from throughout Europe gather in Brussels for a protest rally, writes Carlo Ciccioli.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Western policies toward the Islamic Republic of Iran have struggled to effect positive outcomes since the inception of the theocratic dictatorship in the aftermath of the 1979 revolution. All efforts to appease or negotiate with that regime have ultimately led to increases in the breadth and severity of its malign activities, and in June the persistent failure to effectively address those activities led to the sudden outbreak of war between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eualive.net\/after-both-appeasement-and-war-europes-policy-toward-iran-demands-a-third-option\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/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;\">Maryam Rajavi Meets with U.S. Congressman Raul Ruiz<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-335928 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maryam-rajavi-meeting-with-congresmann-Raul-Ruiz-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Congressman Raul Ruiz, a Democrat, met with Maryam Rajavi for discussions on the situation in Iran. During the meeting, Maryam Rajavi outlined the explosive state of Iranian society, the regime\u2019s fear of growing popular uprisings, the increasing support among young people for the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and the Resistance Units, as well as the rise in repression and executions. She emphasized that the ruling religious fascism in Iran is weaker than ever, and particularly after suffering serious setbacks in the region, it has resorted increasingly to repression to maintain its grip on power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi stressed that the solution to the Iranian crisis lies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-change-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>neither in appeasement nor in foreign military intervention<\/strong><\/a>, but in change brought about by the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance. The Iranian people and Resistance have never shied away from paying the ultimate price for freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/meeting-and-holding-talks-with-congressman-raul-ruiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rebellious youth respond with fire after Iranian regime destroys graves of political prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335930 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rebellious-youth-respond-to-the-destruction-of-graves-of-PMOI-martyrs-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rebellious-youth-respond-to-the-destruction-of-graves-of-PMOI-martyrs-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rebellious-youth-respond-to-the-destruction-of-graves-of-PMOI-martyrs-1-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Iran\u2019s heroic rebellious youth struck at the centers of oppression and crime belonging to the IRGC and the anti-people Basij militia. This action was in response to the destruction and leveling of the graves of thousands of martyrs of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) in Section 41 of Tehran\u2019s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, an act ordered by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In this series of defiant operations, the following bases and symbols of repression and crime were targeted:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Setting fire to two IRGC Basij bases in Tehran<\/li>\n<li>Setting fire to two IRGC Basij units in Mashhad<\/li>\n<li>Setting fire to a center of fundamentalism and crime in Mashhad<\/li>\n<li>Setting fire to an IRGC Basij base in Urmia<\/li>\n<li>Setting fire to two IRGC Basij bases in Kerman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/rebellious-youth-respond-with-fire-after-iranian-regime-destroys-graves-of-political-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shiraz Protests Over Water, Power Outages; Strong Role of Women<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335929 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Shiraz-protest-August-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Shiraz-protest-August-21.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Shiraz-protest-August-21-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shiraz Protests Over Water, Power Outages; Strong Role of Women; Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province in southern Iran, witnessed major protests over the past two days against widespread water and power outages with a strong presence of women. On Thursday, August 21, 2025, large crowds gathered in front of the Fars Provincial Governor\u2019s Office, followed by another mass demonstration on Friday, August 22, at the same location and at Falakeh Gaz Square. Thursday\u2019s rally was marked by the remarkable presence of young women, who played a decisive role in sustaining the protest. They stood at the forefront, leading chants and directing the course of the demonstration\u2014once again highlighting the central role of women in Iran\u2019s protest movements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/08\/22\/shiraz-protests-over-water-power-outages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Systematic Repression of Religious Minorities in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335926 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IranHRM-Int.DayVictims-of-acts-of-violence.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IranHRM-Int.DayVictims-of-acts-of-violence.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IranHRM-Int.DayVictims-of-acts-of-violence-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 22 August, the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, the world recalls one of the most fundamental human rights: freedom of religion and belief. This right, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is systematically violated in Iran under the rule of the clerical regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Followers of different faiths and beliefs have long been subjected to widespread arrests, torture, mass executions, the destruction of religious sites, and continuous social and economic pressures. This report, issued on the occasion of the International Day, provides a documented picture of the systematic repression of religious minorities in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/08\/22\/systematic-repression-of-religious-minorities-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students In Iran\u2019s Villages Go to School Without Breakfast and Faint<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-326758 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Increasing-Poverty-and-High-School-Students-Entering-the-Workforce-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Increasing-Poverty-and-High-School-Students-Entering-the-Workforce-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Increasing-Poverty-and-High-School-Students-Entering-the-Workforce-in-Iran-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state-run Shargh newspaper reported on malnutrition caused by poverty among families of students in nomadic and rural schools, writing that many of these children are forced to wake up early in the morning and, on empty stomachs, walk long distances ranging from 20 minutes to an hour and a half to reach their schools.\u00a0On August 21, this newspaper quoted social activists who described the scenes of students fainting in school lines as heartbreaking, writing: \u201cThese children practically have no fuel for learning, and teachers and principals, due to the lack of even a single grocery store near the school, cannot provide food for them and often are forced to send the students home after such incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/55175-students-in-irans-villages-go-to-school-without-breakfast-and-faint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Internet Filtering in Iran: From Repression to Profiteering<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-224893 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, Facebook, twitter, Instagram, snapshot, telegram, IRGC\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cyberspace_MEK_31082020-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite promises of reform, the Iranian regime continues internet censorship, turning VPN sales into a multi-billion-toman business for regime insiders. One year after Iranian regime president Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to remove filtering on social networks and reduce internet censorship, nothing has changed. Popular platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, Netflix, Viber, Clubhouse, Snapchat, Signal, Google Play, Discord, Reddit, and even the Waze navigation app remain blocked in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite this widespread filtering, millions of Iranians continue to bypass censorship using VPNs. International statistics indicate that between 50 and 60 million people in Iran access Instagram and Telegram daily through VPN services. The regime\u2019s failure to deliver on its promises has once again exposed the lies behind its rhetoric, while the true motivations for maintaining filtering have come into sharper focus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/internet-filtering-in-iran-from-repression-to-profiteering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Karun River Faces Catastrophic Drought as Mismanagement Fuels Crisis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43032 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/karun-river-300.jpg\" alt=\"karun-river-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s longest river is drying up due to dam construction, water mismanagement, and climate change, threatening ecosystems, public health, and livelihoods in Khuzestan. The Karun River, stretching more than 950 kilometers and known as Iran\u2019s longest river, is on the verge of an unprecedented environmental catastrophe. Declining water flow, the drying up of riverbeds, and the stench of stagnant water have alarmed experts and activists, raising fears of irreversible damage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ali Arwahi, a wetland ecosystem management specialist, told Khabar Online on Thursday, August 21, that while climate change plays a role, the root of the crisis lies in \u201cincorrect governance and inefficient management of water resources.\u201d He pointed to excessive dam construction, water-intensive agriculture, and the expansion of industries such as steel and petrochemicals as major culprits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/karun-river-faces-catastrophic-drought-as-mismanagement-fuels-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prominent Figures Support Brussels Free Iran Rally on September 6, 2025<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-335927 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Join-the-Brussels-Free-Iran-Rally-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Join-the-Brussels-Free-Iran-Rally-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Join-the-Brussels-Free-Iran-Rally-1-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The upcoming Brussels Free Iran Rally on September 6, 2025, has received strong support from two prominent international figures: Rt. Hon. David Jones, former UK Parliament member and Brexit Minister, and Ana Helena Chac\u00f3n, former Vice President of Costa Rica.\u00a0In a video message, Rt. Hon. David Jones expressed his support, stating, \u201cI\u2019m very pleased to give my support to the Brussels Free Iran Rally on the 6th of September. The event reflects the authentic voice of a nation that has suffered for far too long under serial dictatorships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He highlighted the ongoing wave of executions in Iran, including recent cases of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/07\/execution-of-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-hanged\/76751\/\" rel=\"\">Mehdi Hassani<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/07\/execution-of-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-hanged\/76751\/\" rel=\"\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/a>, and called for the recognition of Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 10-point plan for a democratic republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2025\/08\/prominent-figures-support-brussels-free-iran-rally-on-september-6-2025\/77718\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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-august-22-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 22, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST Iran Seeks Belarus Help to Restore Air Defense Systems, Ukraine&rsquo;s Intelligence Says Iran is interested in receiving [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":335913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-335911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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