{"id":339666,"date":"2025-11-23T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=339666"},"modified":"2025-11-23T10:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:08:59","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 23, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zahedan: MEK Resistance Units intensify weekly activities against the clerical dictatorship in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Why Reza Pahlavi Is Not the Successor to Cyrus the Great<\/h3>\n

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Iran\u2019s political memory has never been kind to tyrants. The country\u2019s deepest historical affections have not been reserved for those who ruled by fear or inheritance, but for rulers who governed with restraint, cultural sensitivity, and something approaching moral imagination.<\/p>\n

No figure embodies that lineage more fully than Cyrus II of the Achaemenid dynasty. Between 559 and 530 BCE, Cyrus was not merely a conqueror assembling territory by force; he was the architect of an imperial idea rooted in tolerance, pluralism, and respect for human dignity. The Cyrus Cylinder, often regarded as the world\u2019s first charter of human rights, stands as a civilizational rebuke to the logic of domination. It speaks of religious freedom, the abolition of forced servitude, and the honoring of local traditions rather than their eradication.<\/p>\n

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PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Vow Overthrow of \u2018Regime of Executions\u2019 Amid Social Explosion<\/h3>\n

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On Friday, November 21, 2025, PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan resumed their weekly campaign of defiance. Challenging the regime\u2019s repressive apparatus in the restive southeast, these units displayed placards and banners that articulated a clear political vision: the total overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 rule and the establishment of a democratic republic that rejects all forms of dictatorship, whether clerical or monarchical. The slogans displayed across Zahedan emphasized that the \u201ctremors of overthrow have struck the clerical rule.\u201d Central to their message was the rejection of the past and present tyrannies, with banners reading, \u201cNo to mullahs, no to shah, yes to freedom and a democratic republic\u201d and \u201cA dictator is a dictator; whether with a turban or a crown.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iran Protests Weekly: Retirees And Environmental Activists Challenge the Regime<\/h3>\n

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In the past week, cities across Iran witnessed a renewed wave of uprisings and resilience as citizens from various walks of life took to the streets to protest against the ruling theocracy. From retirees demanding their pensions to environmental activists fighting for water rights, the chants echoed a unified message of defiance against the regime\u2019s corruption, plunder, and oppression. The demonstrations highlighted the deepening crisis of legitimacy for the mullahs\u2019 regime, as protesters targeted the root causes of the nation\u2019s poverty and environmental degradation. On November 16, Isfahan became a focal point of dissent as retirees from the steel industry gathered in large numbers. In a significant display of political awareness, the protesters chanted slogans rejecting the regime in its entirety.<\/p>\n

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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Vienna Urge Firm Action Against the Mullahs\u2019 Nuclear Threat<\/h3>\n