{"id":342379,"date":"2026-02-08T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342379"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:10:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_342384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342384\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-342384 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl.jpg\" alt=\"Tens of thousands rally in Berlin to support Iran\u2019s democratic revolution and reject dictatorship\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BerlinFreeIranRally-Feb7-1200pxl-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tens of thousands rally in Berlin to support Iran\u2019s democratic revolution and reject dictatorship\u2014 February 7, 2026<\/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: 08:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speech at the Grand Gathering of Iranians in Berlin on the Anniversary of the Iranian People\u2019s Anti-Monarchical Revolution<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-342387 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi addresses the Berlin rally on February 7, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maryam-Rajavi-1-Berlin-7-FEB-2026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Compatriots, Rebellious comrades, and all those rising up across our homeland, We have gathered to mark the anniversary of the anti-monarchical revolution against the Shah\u2019s dictatorship. But let us begin with the January uprising. An uprising that turned crimson, but with the blood of a galaxy of martyrs and thousands of devoted souls and with the fury of a heroic nation, it shook Iran and the world. We applaud in memory of the brave martyrs of the uprising. Today, no one in the world doubts the certainty of the clerical regime\u2019s overthrow. For years and years, we said: overthrow, overthrow. And now, everyone sees it is approaching with their own eyes and hears its footsteps. The courage of Iran\u2019s rebels shone and became global. And the spell of appeasement toward the IRGC in Europe has been shattered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/berlin-gathering-anniversary-revolution-iran-uprising-countdown-overthrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Used Foreign Mercenaries to Suppress 2026 Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-342263 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Protests-Day-6-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Protests-Day-6-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Protests-Day-6-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Iran-Protests-Day-6.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nationwide uprising of January 2026, with its unprecedented geographic spread and structure-breaking slogans, placed the entire Iranian regime in the face of an existential challenge and a \u201csurvival situation.\u201d The intensity of this popular uprising was such that it eroded and weakened the regime\u2019s traditional apparatus of repression. Credible field reports and strategic analyses show that the authorities, fearing noncompliance by domestic forces and defections within the repressive ranks, resorted to an unprecedented and dangerous measure: summoning extraterritorial arms and proxy militias to confront the Iranian people directly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/protests\/57028-irans-regime-used-foreign-mercenaries-to-suppress-2026-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s February 1 Speech: An Unintended Admission of a Regime Under Siege<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-342205 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Mashhad Azad University students gather in memory of the January 2026 protests martyr Faezeh Hosseinnejad\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b64e5371-9ccb-4eec-8bc5-353a0be403a8_690.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What did Ali Khamenei effectively acknowledge in his February 1 address this year? Contrary to its intended purpose, the speech did not demonstrate strength or control. Instead, it functioned as an implicit admission by a political system increasingly encircled by recurring uprisings. Khamenei appeared publicly to consolidate his authority and reassert control over a deeply shaken regime. Yet his remarks ultimately exposed the depth of his concern. As in previous instances, he described popular protests as \u201criots\u201d and attributed them to foreign adversaries. This familiar narrative, however, has lost much of its credibility. The scale, persistence, and social breadth of recent protests point to domestic causes: economic deprivation, political repression, systemic discrimination, and entrenched injustice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/khameneis-february-1-speech-an-unintended-admission-of-a-regime-under-siege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-7-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 7, 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET Speech at the Grand Gathering of Iranians in Berlin on the Anniversary of the Iranian People&rsquo;s Anti-Monarchical [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":342384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-342379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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