{"id":342026,"date":"2026-01-30T07:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342026"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:32:57","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n

UPDATE: 06:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cuneo City Council Unanimously Votes to Support the Struggle of the Iranian People<\/h3>\n

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The Cuneo City Council unanimously approved a motion expressing solidarity with the Iranian population, support for the Resistance for human rights, and condemnation of the violence in Iran.<\/p>\n

The agenda item, titled \u201cSolidarity with the Iranian population, support for the Resistance for human rights, and condemnation of violence in Iran,\u201d<\/em> was signed by all political groups represented in the municipal assembly, with the exception of Lauria and the Lega party. As a result, the conditions were in place for unanimous approval \u2014 which indeed occurred: 28 votes cast, 28 in favor, followed by applause from the entire chamber.<\/p>\n

The document was presented following a meeting held on January 13 between the Conference of Group Leaders and Khosro Nikzat, president of the Association of Iranian Doctors and Pharmacists Residing in Italy and a physician at the Santa Croce and Carle Hospital in Cuneo.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nikzat attended the council debate standing, as a symbolic gesture of support for the Resistance movement. On that occasion, he delivered a powerful and moving testimony highlighting the complexity and gravity of the situation unfolding in Iran \u2014 yet another attempt by the Iranian people to rise up against an oppressive regime and to demand freedom and recognition of universal human rights.<\/p>\n

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Treasury Sanctions Iranian Regime Officials for Violent Repression and Corruption<\/h3>\n

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WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u2014Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took additional action against Iranian officials responsible for the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown on its own people.\u00a0 Among the officials sanctioned today is\u00a0Eskandar Momeni Kalagari\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014Iran\u2019s Minister of the Interior\u2014who oversees the murderous Law Enforcement Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (LEF), a key entity responsible for the deaths of thousands of peaceful protestors.<\/p>\n

OFAC also designated\u00a0Babak Morteza Zanjani<\/strong>, a criminal Iranian investor who previously embezzled billions of dollars in Iranian oil revenue that rightfully belonged to the Iranian people and was never fully recovered.<\/p>\n

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As the people of Iran continue to fight for their basic rights, @SecRubio<\/a>\u00a0took action this week to revoke the privilege of Iranian senior officials and their family members to be in the United States. Those who profit from the Iranian regime's brutal oppression are not welcome to\u2026<\/p>\n

— Department of State (@StateDept) January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n