{"id":340406,"date":"2025-12-12T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=340406"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:17:00","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 12, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gothenburg rally in solidarity with the 98th week of Iran\u2019s \u2018No to Execution Tuesdays\u2019 campaign \u2013 December 9, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 09:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Transformation Underway<\/h3>\n

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Iran\u2019s dictators continue to thumb their noses at the world. They say their nuclear program remains \u201cintact\u201d despite the U.S. airstrikes in June. They recently threatened to launch \u201c2,000 missiles at once\u201d against Israel and U.S. forces if attacked again. The country faces renewed sanctions, which have emboldened a rising opposition among the desperate Iranian people.\u00a0The mullahs-in-charge appear on the verge of facing another revolution because Iran tragically has abandoned the grand promises of the 1979 overthrow of the Shah. Instead of bringing social justice, freedom, democracy, and prosperity, the theocrats cracked down. They brought censorship, death, destruction, and suffering for Iranians trapped in a failed state.<\/p>\n

The regime\u2019s fear of the organized opposition is evident in its ruthless campaign against supporters of the MEK, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. Seventeen MEK activists face execution. This follows recent executions and mass arrests aimed at dismantling MEK Resistance Units, which are composed of young, educated Iranians. The death sentences expose the MEK\u2019s growing influence there.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 01:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regime Targeted in U.S. Defense Bill as Congress Tightens Measures Against the Clerical Dictatorship<\/h3>\n

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The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has advanced provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that intensify scrutiny and restrictions on Iran, citing its use of terrorist proxies, advances in weapons technology and destabilizing influence across the Middle East.\u00a0According to the committee\u2019s legislative summary, the bill extends<\/a> the annual Pentagon report on the Iranian regime\u2019s military power and explicitly requires a stronger focus on Tehran\u2019s reliance on terrorist proxies, progress in nuclear weapons technology, and its capacity to produce and deploy new delivery systems, including one-way attack drones.<\/p>\n

The NDAA would also restrict U.S. defense funding to Iraq until Baghdad takes \u201ccredible and verifiable steps\u201d to curb the malign influence of the clerical dictatorship within Iraq\u2019s security and political institutions. At the same time, the legislation protects funding for counterterrorism partners in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.<\/p>\n

In a measure aimed at accountability, the bill mandates the declassification of records related to the January 2024 attack on Tower 22, which the U.S. attributes to Iran-backed militants, in cases where American servicemembers were wounded or killed.<\/p>\n

The proposed law further prohibits U.S. defense funds from assisting the Badr Organization, identified as an Iranian terrorist proxy in Iraq, and authorizes expanded counterterrorism support for regional partners to confront threats posed by Hezbollah, Hamas and ISIS.<\/p>\n

Additional provisions require the Pentagon to develop strategies to expand security partnerships with Jordan and Lebanon, study enhanced regional cooperation through an existing agreement with Bahrain, and continue assistance to countries working with the U.S. against terrorism in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Taken together, the measures signal a continued hard line by Congress toward Iran, framing the clerical dictatorship as a central driver of regional instability and a persistent threat to U.S. and allied security interests.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi Visits Ypres: \u201cA Symbol of the Freedom We Once Fought for\u201d<\/h3>\n

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Maryam Rajavi arrived in the peace city of Ypres with a large delegation. The town hall was packed\u2014many Iranian citizens, but also numerous Iranian media outlets. \u201cI did not expect so many people,\u201d said Ypres mayor Katrien Desomer (CD&V).<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe Mrs. Rajavi represents something we fought for many years ago: our freedom. She now pursues the same cause from exile in Paris as the president of the movement opposing the regime in Iran. She stands for democracy and women\u2019s rights. We are very happy and honored that Mrs. Rajavi visited Ypres today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi came at the invitation of former Prime Minister Yves Leterme (CD&V). \u201cMany Iranians came with her,\u201d Leterme said. \u201cI met Rajavi near Paris. That was where the idea arose to invite her to Ypres as a symbolic place to give more visibility here to the struggle taking place there. The resistance in Iran needs visibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Maryam Gorji: Critical Health Crisis in Evin Prison, Judicial Neglect, and the Risk of Death<\/h3>\n

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Maryam Gorji, who previously underwent intestinal surgery and relies on an artificial intestinal segment, is suffering from severe abdominal pain and requires a highly specialized diet, needs that are virtually impossible to meet inside the prison environment. In addition to her intestinal complications, she is battling an advanced liver disease. Medical professionals had already issued a \u201cmedical unfitness for imprisonment\u201d order for Maryam Gorji, a directive that legally requires the suspension of her sentence and her immediate transfer to a fully equipped medical facility. Despite this, the judicial authority overseeing her case has not only blocked her release but has imposed an exorbitant bail of five billion tomans, effectively preventing her access to urgently needed treatment.<\/p>\n

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Gothenburg Rally in Solidarity with the 98th Week of Iran\u2019s \u2018No to Execution Tuesdays\u2019 Campaign<\/h3>\n
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