{"id":339473,"date":"2025-11-17T07:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=339473"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:07:30","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_339482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339482\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-339482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Rally in Malm\u00f6 to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Malmo-Nov-15-pic-02-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranians rally in Malm\u00f6, Sweden, to honor November 2019 uprising and demand regime change<\/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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran &#8216;Illegally&#8217; Seized Commercial Tanker in Hormuz Strait: US CENTCOM<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-258182 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png\" alt=\"anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA\" width=\"180\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA.png 244w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/anadolu_ajansi-logo-AA-150x127.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that Iranian forces &#8220;illegally&#8221; boarded and seized a commercial tanker in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Marshall Islands-flagged M\/V Talara was seized after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces arrived by helicopter and boarded the vessel, CENTCOM said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IRGC then moved the tanker into Iranian territorial waters, where it remains, it added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to British maritime security firm Ambrey, the Talara was traveling from the UAE to Singapore when it suddenly changed course while transiting the Gulf of Oman on Friday and headed toward Iranian waters after three small boats approached the vessel 20 nautical miles east of the UAE&#8217;s Khor Fakkan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iran-illegally-seized-commercial-tanker-in-hormuz-strait-us-centcom\/3745412\" 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 CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Showkat Vaisi Executed in Damghan Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-255109 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-executed-47-in-January\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The death sentence for Showkat Vaisi, a female inmate, was carried out at dawn on Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Damghan Prison. The charge brought against her was related to drug offenses. Under the mullahs\u2019 rule in Iran, the operatives of the Revolutionary Guards\u2019 network, who traffic vast quantities of narcotics and addict the youth of Iran and the Middle East, openly supply prisoners in the regime\u2019s jails with drugs to break their resistance. Those responsible not only face no punishment but enjoy lives of extreme luxury, while vulnerable individuals such as Showkat Vaisi, driven by extreme poverty and unemployment, are sentenced to death and executed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/11\/16\/showkat-vaisi-executed-in-damghan-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Rally in Malm\u00f6 to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Sweden&ndash;Nov 15, 2025&ndash;Iranians Rally in Malm&ouml; to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NkO6F-tLgbw\" 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%2FNkO6F-tLgbw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NkO6F-tLgbw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M49S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-11-16T18:34:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NkO6F-tLgbw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNkO6F-tLgbw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Sweden\u2013Nov 15, 2025\u2013Iranians Rally in Malm\u00f6 to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change<\/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\/NkO6F-tLgbw\" 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%2FNkO6F-tLgbw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Sweden&ndash;Nov 15, 2025&ndash;Iranians Rally in Malm&ouml; to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Malm\u00f6, Sweden \u2014 November 15, 2025: A rally and exhibition was held in Malm\u00f6 by supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) to honor the 1500 martyrs of the nationwide Iranian uprisings in November 2019 (Aban 98), the 2022 protests, and political prisoners\u2014especially those executed by the mullahs\u2019 regime this year and those still at risk of execution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malm\u00f6, Sweden \u2014 November 15, 2025: A rally and exhibition was held in Malm\u00f6 by supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) to honor the 1500 martyrs of the nationwide Iranian uprisings in November 2019 (Aban 98), the 2022 protests, and political prisoners\u2014especially those executed by the mullahs\u2019 regime this year and those still at risk of execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/11\/iranians-rally-in-malmo-to-honor-november-2019-uprising-and-demand-regime-change\/80680\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Rally in Stockholm to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Rally in Stockholm to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change - Nov 15, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_i3OA8C0D3Ag\" 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%2Fi3OA8C0D3Ag%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i3OA8C0D3Ag\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-11-17T11:48:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_i3OA8C0D3Ag\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fi3OA8C0D3Ag%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Rally in Stockholm to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change - Nov 15, 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\/i3OA8C0D3Ag\" 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%2Fi3OA8C0D3Ag%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Rally in Stockholm to Honor November 2019 Uprising and Demand Regime Change - Nov 15, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm, Sweden \u2014 November 15, 2025: A lively gathering and demonstration was held in front of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs by supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) to honor the 1500 martyrs of the nationwide Iranian uprisings in November 2019 (Aban 98), the 2022 protests, and political prisoners\u2014especially those executed by the mullahs\u2019 regime this year and those still at risk of execution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm, Sweden \u2014 November 15, 2025: A lively gathering and demonstration was held in front of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs by supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) to honor the 1500 martyrs of the nationwide Iranian uprisings in November 2019 (Aban 98), the 2022 protests, and political prisoners\u2014especially those executed by the mullahs\u2019 regime this year and those still at risk of execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/11\/iranians-rally-in-stockholm-to-honor-november-2019-uprising-and-demand-regime-change\/80647\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Regime Nuclear Chief: They Tell Us If You Touch Anything, We Will Attack Again<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-334140 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Nuclear Pride, Political Collapse Tehran\u2019s Contradictory Signals to the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nuclear-Pride-Political-Collapse-Tehrans-Contradictory-Signals-to-the-World.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)\u2014an official appointed by the Iranian regime\u2014again repeated the regime\u2019s accusations against the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He said Iran remains under pressure and is told that if it takes any action, it will be attacked again. For non-Iranian readers: the AEOI is the regime\u2019s nuclear authority responsible for all nuclear facilities. On Sunday, November 16, at a state-run conference titled \u201cInternational Law Under Attack, Aggression and Defense,\u201d Eslami said: \u201cWe are constantly facing threats. Every day we are threatened that if you take any action, we will attack again.\u201d The United States and Israel have repeatedly emphasized that they will not allow Iran\u2019s regime to acquire a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/nuclear\/56006-iranian-regime-nuclear-chief-they-tell-us-if-you-touch-anything-we-will-attack-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Inflation Storm Intensifies as Dairy and Meat Prices Soar and the Rial Plunges<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-339379 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-2019-uprising-fuel-station-on-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-2019-uprising-fuel-station-on-fire.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-2019-uprising-fuel-station-on-fire-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While basic foods become unaffordable and workers lose purchasing power, the regime channels billions into regional militias and missile projects. Iran continues to face a dramatic surge in the price of essential goods, while the value of the national currency declines sharply. This week alone, the country witnessed yet another wave of price hikes in dairy products \u2014 one of the last remaining staples on the tables of low-income families. According to domestic reports, the price of a 900-gram bottle of low-fat milk jumped 13.3% in a single day, rising from 37,500 tomans to 42,500 tomans. Full-fat milk increased from 48,000 to 52,000 tomans, while the price of a bucket of whole-fat yogurt climbed from 178,000 to 195,000 tomans in just 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-inflation-storm-intensifies-as-dairy-and-meat-prices-soar-and-the-rial-plunges\/\" 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-november-16-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET Iran &lsquo;Illegally&rsquo; Seized Commercial Tanker in Hormuz Strait: US CENTCOM The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":339482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-339473","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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