{"id":339086,"date":"2025-11-08T07:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=339086"},"modified":"2025-11-08T20:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T19:04:46","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-8-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-8-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 8, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Bern, Switzerland, held a bookstand on November 6, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n

UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Economy Minister Peter Altmaier Warns of a Wave of Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n

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Precisely because the former minister usually presents himself so reservedly in public, it is striking that he is now lending his voice to those politically persecuted in Iran. The e-scooter is parked, the high-visibility vest taken off, Altmaier takes his seat on the podium \u2014 and at once his political passion seems to flare up again.<\/p>\n

The German Solidarity Committee for a Free Iran (DSFI) has convened a conference to denounce the mass executions carried out by the Islamist regime in Tehran and to warn of an impending, much larger wave of political killings. The organization supports the aims of the Iranian opposition group, the People\u2019s Mojahedin (MEK), whose goals, according to its own statements, include the transition to a secular government, freedom, and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n

Altmaier calls the rulers in Tehran \u201cthe most brutal regime in the world today,\u201d comparable, he says, to Cambodia under Pol Pot or Uganda during the era of the butcher Idi Amin.
\u201cWe owe it to the victims to commit ourselves to a free Iran,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: A Massacre of Prisoners Announced in Advance<\/h3>\n

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So far in 2025, 1,226 people have been executed in Iran\u2014about two and a half times as many as in the same period last year. Since the regime\u2019s recent regional setbacks, especially after the twelve-day war between Israel and Iran, the wave of executions has increased dramatically. In the shadow of the news coverage on Gaza and Ukraine, this quieter mass killing is taking place largely unnoticed.<\/p>\n

On October 10, the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the German Solidarity Committee for a Free Iran (DSFI) issued an open letter, which hpd<\/em> reproduces here in full.<\/p>\n

On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, we, the undersigned, make an urgent appeal to the international public: 17 political prisoners in Iran are facing imminent execution, while 1,200 people have already been executed this year alone. The 17 at imminent risk are accused of membership in the opposition group People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran<\/h3>\n

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On November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170<\/a>, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701<\/a> et seq.<\/em>) and took related steps to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the situation in Iran.<\/p>\n

Our relations with Iran have not yet normalized, and the process of implementing the agreements with Iran, dated January 19, 1981, is ongoing. For this reason, the national emergency declared on November 14, 1979, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond November 14, 2025. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)<\/a>), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to Iran declared in Executive Order 12170<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Iran Used Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore to Move $9B Despite Sanctions<\/h3>\n

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A new analysis from the U.S. Treasury\u2019s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has uncovered roughly $9 billion in transactions tied to what officials call an Iranian \u201cshadow-banking\u201d web that reached U.S. correspondent accounts through front companies and shipping intermediaries across Asia and the Gulf.<\/p>\n

The October 2025 Financial Trend Analysis (FTA), drawn from 2024 Bank Secrecy Act filings, maps a network of oil traders, shell firms, and investment vehicles that FinCEN says moved funds for Iranian state-linked entities despite sanctions. The data show flows clustering in the United Arab Emirates\u2014especially Dubai\u2014alongside Hong Kong and Singapore, highlighting how third-country structures continue to serve as conduits for Iran\u2019s restricted trade.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tehran\u2019s Death Sentence Spree Reveals Existential Fear of Support for PMOI Inside Iran<\/h3>\n

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In a clear sign of escalating desperation, the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary has intensified its war on political dissent, confirming a death sentence for one political prisoner and fabricating new capital charges against another for their affiliation with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). The confirmation of Reza Abdali\u2019s death sentence and the new case against Mehdi Vafaei are not isolated acts of judicial cruelty. They are calculated moves in a systematic campaign of terror fueled by the clerical regime\u2019s existential fear of the PMOI and its growing appeal among the nation\u2019s defiant youth\u2014a fear its own officials now openly admit.<\/p>\n

On November 6, the regime\u2019s judiciary confirmed and handed down a\u00a0death sentence to Reza Abdali<\/a>, a 35-year-old political prisoner from Ahvaz. After being arrested in February 2025, he was subjected to torture and interrogation before being sentenced to death for the charge of supporting the PMOI. He is currently being held in Sheiban Prison, his life hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Energy Crisis Deepens: Gas Shortages, Toxic Air, and Failing Infrastructure<\/h3>\n

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Forty-five days before the start of winter 2025, warnings over a severe imbalance in Iran\u2019s gas and electricity supplies are once again on the rise. Energy experts caution that, despite possessing the world\u2019s largest oil and gas reserves, the regime faces yet another crippling energy crisis that disrupts daily life and industrial production every year.\u00a0Hamidreza Salehi, secretary-general of Iran\u2019s Energy Export Federation, warned that \u201ca significant gas imbalance is not unexpected this year,\u201d noting that around 70% of Iran\u2019s gas is consumed by households. Any shortage, he added, would directly affect daily life and, if prolonged, lead to power plants being cut off from gas supplies.<\/p>\n

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Qarchak Prison: Death of Prisoners, A Humanitarian Crisis Under the Shadow of Corruption<\/h3>\n

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Field reports and testimonies from inside Qarchak Prison in\u00a0Varamin<\/a> reveal a harrowing picture of the death of prisoners, unfolding under medical neglect, systemic corruption, and the absence of effective oversight.\u00a0Qarchak prison<\/a>, long recognized as a symbol of humanitarian disaster within the clerical regime\u2019s prison system, has become a place where the lives and dignity of hundreds of women are slowly being destroyed.<\/p>\n

According to credible data, Qarchak lacks even the most basic medical and sanitary standards. Its management is deeply entrenched in corruption, nepotism, and discrimination. There is no official medical record-keeping for patients, and the prison\u2019s infirmary is devoid of essential medicines and proper medical care, factors that have accelerated the deaths of sick prisoners.<\/p>\n

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Global Sports Figures Condemn Iran\u2019s Death Sentence for Boxer Javad Vafaei Sani as Regime Intensifies Execution Campaign<\/h3>\n

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A growing coalition of international sports icons has\u00a0condemned<\/a> the Iranian regime for upholding the death sentence of imprisoned boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, calling on the United Nations and global sports bodies to take urgent action to stop the execution.\u00a0The appeal \u2014 signed by Riley Gaines, Martina Navratilova, Nancy Hogshead, Sharron Davies, Inga Thompson, Carilyn Johnson, and others \u2014 denounces the ruling as a direct assault on human rights and the values of sportsmanship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, athletes and sports figures from around the world, strongly condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s decision on October 4, 2025, to uphold the death sentence of Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, a 30-year-old boxing champion and coach from Mashhad,\u201d the joint letter states.<\/p>\n

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Anonymous Hackers Tied to Iran\u2019s Regime Targeted American Researchers with Fake e-Mails<\/h3>\n

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Proofpoint, a U.S. cybersecurity firm, reported that an anonymous group of hackers tied to Iran\u2019s regime used sophisticated deception and social-engineering techniques to target academics and foreign-policy experts in the United States.\u00a0According to the firm\u2019s researchers, the attack campaign \u2014 active between June and August 2025 \u2014 represents an evolution in Iranian state cyber espionage, where attackers combined traditional phishing techniques with legitimate remote-management tools to infiltrate sensitive targets.<\/p>\n

Proofpoint says the group used Iran-related political topics \u2014 including social changes and research into the militarization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) \u2014 as lures to deceive victims.<\/p>\n

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Pezeshkian: If It Doesn\u2019t Rain, Tehran Must Be Evacuated<\/h3>\n

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Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran\u2019s regime, warned about the water resource crisis, saying that if it doesn\u2019t rain in December, water in Tehran will be rationed, and if the drought continues, Tehran will have to be evacuated.<\/p>\n

During his trip to Kurdistan Province on Thursday, November 6, he added: \u201cIf after water rationing there is still no rain, then we will have no water at all, and Tehran must be emptied.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the water crisis continues across many provinces of Iran, the director-general of Tehran\u2019s Water and Wastewater Company said that the capital\u2019s water situation is at a \u201cred\u201d and alarming level.<\/p>\n

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Iran 20-Year-Old Sets Himself on Fire Over Kiosk Demolition<\/h3>\n

Ahmad Baledi, a 20-year-old student, set himself on fire in protest against the demolition of his family\u2019s kiosk by the Ahvaz municipality. He suffered burns on about 70% of his body and has been hospitalized in Taleghani Hospital in Ahvaz, where his condition is reported to be critical.<\/p>\n

The Karun Human Rights Organization reported that on the morning of November 2, municipal forces from District 3 of Ahvaz, accompanied by police officers, went to the workplace of Mojahed Baledi in Zeytoon Park and demolished his kiosk without notifying him or securing his presence.<\/p>\n

At the time, Mojahed Baledi\u2019s wife and their son Ahmad were present at the scene and staged a sit-in inside the kiosk to prevent its destruction. However, the agents continued with the demolition.<\/p>\n

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Organized Slavery and Forced Labor in Iran\u2019s Prisons Part II<\/h3>\n

The foundation of this exploitation lies in the regime\u2019s own legal framework. A law enacted by the regime to compel prisoners to work, along with Article 182 of the Executive By-law of the Prisons Organization, transforms prison labor from a voluntary activity into an imposed duty. Article 182 explicitly states: \u201cFailure to appear at the workplace or leaving without authorization shall be regarded as absence and deemed equivalent to escaping from prison.\u201d In practice, this means that refusal to work is treated as a criminal act. Such provisions stand in direct violation of ILO Conventions No. 29 and 105, which prohibit forced labor in any form, and contradict the fundamental principles of human rights and human dignity.<\/p>\n

Prison labor in Iran is managed by the Prisoners\u2019 Cooperative Foundation, an entity operating under the Judiciary. Although it is nominally intended for \u201cvocational training,\u201d in reality it functions as a vast commercial enterprise. The Foundation oversees more than 700 production units and controls 15,000 hectares of agricultural land across the country, with portions of its products reportedly exported abroad. Its managers have publicly stated that the goal is to achieve \u201creasonable profit,\u201d not prisoner rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

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Berlin Exhibition Sheds Light on Iran\u2019s Executions, Urges Freedom for Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n
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