{"id":336108,"date":"2025-08-28T06:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336108"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:04:00","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 28, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336109\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-336109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 83rd Week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d Campaign\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gothenburg-Aug-26-pic-4-e1756360487567-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 August 26, 2025: Rally against executions in Iran, marking 83rd week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign<\/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: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran, Rajavi: \u201cThe Regime Will Never Give Up Nuclear Weapons, Urgent Sanctions Needed\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334712 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ALANEWS_IT_LOGO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ALANEWS_IT_LOGO.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ALANEWS_IT_LOGO-150x25.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"606\">Brussels, August 28, 2025 \u2013 The Iranian regime will never abandon its nuclear project, despite international pressure and the activation of the sanctions snapback mechanism. This was reiterated in a statement by Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), who stressed the urgency of enforcing UN Security Council resolutions to counter Tehran\u2019s atomic ambitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"1175\">Rajavi described the recent diplomatic talks between European foreign ministers and the Iranian representative as \u201cfruitless,\u201d adding that the failure of the deputy foreign ministers\u2019 meeting in Geneva on August 26 was further proof of an undeniable reality: the mullahs\u2019 regime has no intention of relinquishing its nuclear program. For this reason, she emphasized, the activation of the \u201csnapback\u201d mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2231\u2014which allows for the immediate reinstatement of international sanctions against Iran\u2014is more necessary than ever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanews.it\/esteri\/iran-rajavi-il-regime-non-rinuncera-mai-allarma-nucleare-servono-sanzioni-urgenti\/\" 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;\">Imagery Shows Sanitization Effort at the Attacked Mojdeh Site a.k.a. the \u201cLavisan 2\u201d Campus<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-311546 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/isis-institute-for-science-and-international-security-300x48.jpg\" alt=\"isis institute for science and international security\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/isis-institute-for-science-and-international-security-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/isis-institute-for-science-and-international-security-150x24.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/isis-institute-for-science-and-international-security.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High-resolution MAXAR Technologies satellite imagery taken on July 3 and August 19, 2025, of the Mojdeh (also known as Lavisan 2) site obtained by the Institute shows a significant effort by Iran to rapidly demolish damaged or destroyed buildings, likely to sanitize any\u00a0incriminating nuclear weapons research and development activities.\u00a0 The IAEA established a direct connection between Iran\u2019s Amad Plan and the Mojdeh site but was never able to visit the site or interview key associated personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isis-online.org\/isis-reports\/imagery-shows-sanitization-effort-at-the-attacked-mojdeh-site-a-k-a-the-lavisan-2-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">European Ministers Tell U.S. They&#8217;ll Trigger &#8220;Snapback&#8221; Sanctions Against Iran<\/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;\">The foreign ministers of France, Germany, the U.K. and the EU foreign policy chief told Secretary of State Marco Rubio they will trigger the &#8220;snapback&#8221; sanctions mechanism against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/world\/iran\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday, three sources with direct knowledge told Axios.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong>\u00a0The &#8220;snapback&#8221; mechanism automatically reimposes all UN Security Council sanctions that were lifted under the 2015\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2017\/12\/15\/trump-i-will-probably-withdraw-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal-in-september-1513304477\">Iran nuclear deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The move is expected to increase the economic pressure on Iran and likely lead to an Iranian retaliation.<\/li>\n<li>Iranian officials have threatened in the past that triggering the &#8220;snapback&#8221; mechanism would lead it to withdraw from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/28\/iran-snapback-sanctions-european-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.N. Atomic Agency Chief Given Security Protection Over Iran Threat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43643 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall-street-journal-logo-300.jpg\" alt=\"wall-street-journal-logo-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">United Nations atomic agency chief\u00a0Rafael Grossi\u00a0has been receiving round-the-clock protection for weeks following a specific Iranian threat, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">The elite unit of Austria\u2019s security services is protecting Grossi after the country\u2019s intelligence agency received information of a threat to the International Atomic Energy Agency chief from a third party, according to a person involved in the case. The IAEA is based in Vienna.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall css-1u1nl00-PaywalledContentContainer e1qcjy9n0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" data-type=\"paragraph\">Iran accused Grossi of helping spark Israel\u2019s 12-day war in June, saying that his reports on Iran\u2019s nuclear work were biased and spread baseless concerns about Iran\u2019s nuclear activities. Top Iranian officials called for him to be put on trial and ousted from his job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" data-type=\"paragraph\">After the fighting ended, Grossi pulled International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors out of Iran because of concerns for their safety in a discreet operation that saw them evacuated by road. That operation was done with Tehran\u2019s consent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/u-n-atomic-agency-chief-given-security-protection-over-iran-threat-6fcd010e?st=Z1LEvE\" 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;\">Iran&#8217;s Weakness Is Opportunity for Change, Not War<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-257115 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newsmax-logo-300x93.png\" alt=\"newsmax-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Islamic Republic of Iran is fast approaching the Aug. 30 deadline set by the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to demonstrate cooperation over its nuclear program and thus avoid the re-implementation of UN sanctions suspended under the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. withdrew from that agreement in 2018, and by the following year Iran was openly violating its commitments, enriching uranium to 60% purity \u2014<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a step away from weapons-grade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this year, the regime had accumulated enough material for an estimated ten nuclear devices. In June, the International Atomic Energy Agency&#8217;s board of governors formally recognized Iran as being in violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/ivansaschasheehan\/mojahedin-resistance-mek\/2025\/08\/27\/id\/1224180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia\u2019s Expulsion of Iranian Ambassador Vindicates Decades of Resistance Warnings on Tehran\u2019s Terror Embassies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336120 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Australia-closes-Iranian-embassy-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Australia-closes-Iranian-embassy-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Australia-closes-Iranian-embassy-1-150x85.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia has taken the unprecedented step of expelling the Iranian regime\u2019s ambassador and announced plans to designate its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization\u2014the first such ambassadorial expulsion since World War Two. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed on Tuesday that the decision was a direct response to credible intelligence linking Tehran to \u201cextraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime was found to have directed antisemitic arson attacks in 2024 against a Jewish restaurant in Sydney and a synagogue in Melbourne. According to Australian authorities, Tehran deliberately sought to \u201cdisguise its involvement\u201d by using criminals and \u201cmembers of organised crime gangs to do their bidding.\u201d This was a calculated attempt to \u201cundermine social cohesion and sow discord\u201d within Australia, a tactic the Iranian regime has perfected over decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/australias-expulsion-of-iranian-ambassador-vindicates-decades-of-resistance-warnings-on-tehrans-terror-embassies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tina Delju: New Prison Sentence for University Lecturer and Former Political Prisoner<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336121 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Tina-Delju.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Tina-Delju.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Tina-Delju-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tina Delju, a university lecturer, political science graduate, and social activist from Rasht, has once again been sentenced to prison by the Iranian judiciary.<br \/>\nAccording to a ruling issued by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht, she has been sentenced to one year in prison on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tina Delju has a history of multiple convictions. In a similar case before the same court, she had previously been sentenced to one year in prison and was released after serving 40 days in detention under electronic monitoring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/08\/27\/tina-delju-new-prison-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Anna Z\u00e1borsk\u00e1: A Steadfast Voice for Human Rights and Women\u2019s Freedom in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336122 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Anna-Zaborska.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Anna-Zaborska.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NCRI-Women-Anna-Zaborska-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Anna Z\u00e1borsk\u00e1 was born on June 7, 1948, in Zurich, Switzerland. She completed her medical studies at Comenius University in Slovakia and practiced medicine in several countries, including Algeria and Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1998, she entered the political arena, being elected as a member of the Slovak National Parliament. From 2004 to 2019, she served as a Member of the European Parliament, during which she chaired the Committee on Women\u2019s Rights and Gender Equality. In 2020, she joined the Slovak National Council, where she served until her passing on August 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/08\/27\/anna-zaborska-womens-freedom-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 83rd Week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d Campaign<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 83rd Week of &amp;quot;No to Execution Tuesdays&ndash;Aug 26\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NC1bDd2j-FQ\" 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%2FNC1bDd2j-FQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NC1bDd2j-FQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-08-27T09:32:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NC1bDd2j-FQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNC1bDd2j-FQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 83rd Week of &quot;No to Execution Tuesdays\u2013Aug 26<\/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\/NC1bDd2j-FQ\" 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%2FNC1bDd2j-FQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 83rd Week of &amp;quot;No to Execution Tuesdays&ndash;Aug 26\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 August 26, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to mark the 48th consecutive week of local participation in the global \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign. The movement protests the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression. This week\u2019s rally coincided with the 83rd consecutive week of protests by political prisoners across Iran, now spanning 50 prisons. The campaign reflects a growing resistance movement and highlights the urgent need for international attention and action.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 August 26, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to mark the 48th consecutive week of local participation in the global \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign. The movement protests the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/08\/gothenburg-rally-against-executions-in-iran-marking-83rd-week-of-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign\/77883\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Growing Support for Brussels Free Iran Rally on September 6, 2025<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Be the Voice of the People of #Iran! Mass Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_fxaxbT3T0KQ\" 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%2FfxaxbT3T0KQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fxaxbT3T0KQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-08-27T07:32:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_fxaxbT3T0KQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FfxaxbT3T0KQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Be the Voice of the People of #Iran! Mass Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025<\/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\/fxaxbT3T0KQ\" 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%2FfxaxbT3T0KQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Be the Voice of the People of #Iran! Mass Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Be the Voice of the People of #Iran! Mass Rally in Brussels \ud83d\udcc5September 6, 2025 \u23f2\ufe0f2:00 PM CEST #BrusselsFreeIranRally #NCRIAlternative #IranThirdOption #FreeIran2025\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prominent figures worldwide back the Brussels Free Iran Rally on September 6, 2025<br \/>\nThe Brussels Free Iran Rally on September 6, 2025, continues to gain momentum with new endorsements from influential figures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2025\/08\/growing-support-for-brussels-free-iran-rally-on-september-6-2025\/77878\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qarchak Prison: The Slaughterhouse of Human Dignity and Forgotten Justice \u2013 Part 2<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-336115 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IranHRM-Qarchak-2-750x375-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The transfer of women political prisoners from Evin Prison to Qarchak in Varamin is one of the clearest examples of the regime ruling Iran\u2019s systematic policy of repression. These transfers are not the result of overcrowding or administrative needs, but deliberate punitive measures designed to break the resistance of women political prisoners. Especially after the Israeli missile strike on Evin in October 2022, this practice intensified, sending many women political prisoners to Qarchak \u2013 rightly known as the \u201cHell for Women.\u201d This report, based on documented evidence and testimonies, examines the scope of this policy and its human and legal consequences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Evin Prison in Tehran, though notorious as a symbol of repression, is not comparable to Qarchak. Following widespread protests in recent years, and particularly after the 2022 attack on Evin, the regime decided to transfer many women political prisoners from Evin to Qarchak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/08\/27\/qarchak-prison-the-slaughterhouse-of-human-dignity-and-forgotten-justice-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Real Price of Electricity for Industries in Iran Has Increased Up To 30 Times<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-321934 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Massive electricity outages are taking their toll on Iran\u2019s industrial sector\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat-750x420.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iran-power-plant-scorching-heat.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results of a study show that the real price of electricity for industries in Iran is up to seven times higher than the official rates. Between 2018 and 2025, the official price of industrial electricity rose about 12 times, while in practice the real increase has been around 30 times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a study by the Institute for Trade Studies and Research, published on Sunday, August 24, in the current conditions of the country, industrial electricity bills include not only the base rate but also additional costs such as obligations under Article 16, non-green electricity purchases, fuel price differences, and transit costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/55200-the-real-price-of-electricity-for-industries-in-iran-has-increased-up-to-30-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Faces National Catastrophe as Land Subsidence Threatens Cities, Agriculture, and Cultural Heritage<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312084 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-shiraz-land-subsidence-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran shiraz land subsidence (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-shiraz-land-subsidence-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-shiraz-land-subsidence-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-shiraz-land-subsidence-1-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is facing one of the gravest environmental disasters in its modern history\u2014land subsidence that threatens not only farmlands and infrastructure but also the very territorial stability of the country. What began as a hidden crisis beneath the ground has now emerged as a national threat that endangers entire cities and even world-renowned cultural monuments. Ali Baitollahi, head of the Engineering Seismology and Risk Department of the Iranian Road, Housing, and Urban Development Research Center, warned on August 23 that Iran ranks third globally in the scale of land subsidence. This crisis, he explained, is the direct result of decades of reckless groundwater exploitation and the destruction of natural reserves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/iran-faces-national-catastrophe-as-land-subsidence-threatens-cities-agriculture-and-cultural-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Subsidy Cuts Push Millions into Greater Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-310291 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-Poverty-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Poverty\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-Poverty-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-Poverty-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-Poverty-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-Poverty-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-Poverty.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime has accelerated its controversial subsidy elimination policy, cutting millions of citizens from financial support programs in the name of \u201ctargeted reform.\u201d While officials claim this move is necessary to address the government\u2019s ballooning budget deficit, the policy has provoked widespread anger and left many low-income families struggling to survive amid soaring inflation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s Organization for Targeted Subsidies recently announced stricter criteria for identifying recipients. According to the new rule, households with an income below 10 million tomans per month\u2014after deducting housing costs\u2014will remain eligible for cash subsidies and commodity vouchers. The regime\u2019s Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare said this policy was based on a parliamentary resolution and would rely on banking, income, and asset indicators to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-subsidy-cuts-push-millions-into-greater-poverty\/\" 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-27-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 27, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST Iran, Rajavi: &ldquo;The Regime Will Never Give Up Nuclear Weapons, Urgent Sanctions Needed&rdquo; Brussels, August 28, 2025 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":336109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-336108","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 v27.3 - 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