{"id":337084,"date":"2025-09-18T06:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=337084"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:29:47","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

US Revokes Sanctions Exemption on Iran\u2019s Chabahar Port<\/h3>\n

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India\u2019s access to Afghanistan and Central Asia through Iran\u2019s Chabahar Port faces a serious challenge as the United States revoked sanctions exemptions previously granted under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA), effective September 29.<\/p>\n

The US Department of State in a statement released Tuesday said, \u201cconsistent with President Trump\u2019s maximum pressure policy to isolate the Iranian regime, the Secretary of State has revoked the sanctions exception issued in 2018 under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) for Afghanistan reconstruction assistance and economic development, effective September 29, 2025. Once the revocation is effective, persons who operate the Chabahar Port or engage in other activities described in IFCA may expose themselves to sanctions under IFCA.\u201d<\/p>\n

The development is part of Washington\u2019s broader effort to curb networks linked to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and prevent financing of Tehran\u2019s military and regional proxy operations.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Risch, Colleagues Applaud E3 Snapback Sanctions, Let\u2019s Finish the Job<\/h2>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 49 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Secretary of State, thanking them for initiating snapback sanctions on Iran, and encouraging them to keep up the pressure until they achieve permanent dismantlement of Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

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

\u2018Liar Pezeshkian, Where Are Your Promises?\u2019: Iran\u2019s Protests Shift from Economic Cries to Calls for Regime Change<\/h3>\n

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A new wave of protests across Iran in recent days has once again exposed the deep and unbridgeable chasm between the Iranian people and the ruling theocracy. What began as demonstrations by retirees and workers over catastrophic living conditions has rapidly evolved into a powerful, nationwide political indictment of the entire regime, with chants directly targeting President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The protests, which spread through cities like Ahvaz, Shush, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Tehran, brought together a wide cross-section of a society pushed to its brink. Social security and steel retirees, oil and gas contract workers, medical residents, defrauded car buyers, and literacy movement teachers all took to the streets.<\/p>\n

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Three Years On, Iranians Defy Regime\u2019s Wall of Fear on the Anniversary of the 2022 Uprising<\/h3>\n

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On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, the third anniversary of the state-sponsored murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, the Iranian regime attempted to impose a blanket of silence over the nation. Deploying its full repressive apparatus, the clerical dictatorship sought to erase the memory of the 2022 nationwide uprising\u2014a movement sparked by Mahsa\u2019s death that saw protests in over 282 cities and the killing of at least 750 demonstrators by security forces. But the regime\u2019s wall of fear was met with a nationwide wave of courageous defiance. From the silent, shuttered markets of Kurdistan to the defiant chants echoing from Tehran\u2019s rooftops, the Iranian people proved that the flame of revolution is not a memory but a living, breathing force. The anniversary was not a day of mourning but a powerful demonstration of a nation unbowed and a regime terrified of its own people.<\/p>\n

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Zeinab Jalalian: Deprived of Medical Care in 18th Year of Life Sentence<\/h3>\n

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Zeinab Jalalian, the only female political prisoner in Iran serving a life sentence, continues to suffer from deteriorating health and systematic denial of medical treatment in the 18th year of her sentence. Currently held in Yazd Central Prison, Zeinab Jalalian endures chronic kidney problems, severe localized pain, and now widespread skin lesions. Despite her worsening condition, prison authorities persist in blocking her access to specialized medical services. In July 2024, following an acute shooting pain in her right side, Ms. Jalalian was transferred to the prison infirmary. However, she was returned to her ward after receiving only superficial treatment and without examination by a specialist. Prison authorities have neither arranged the necessary medical tests nor authorized her transfer to a hospital, fueling grave concerns about her long-term health.<\/p>\n

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Germany: Iranians in Hanover and G\u00f6ttingen Hold Photo Exhibitions on the 3rd Anniversary of the 2022 Uprising<\/h3>\n
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