{"id":342464,"date":"2026-02-11T07:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342464"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:10:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-11-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-11-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 11, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US Sanctions Hezbollah Gold Exchange, International Procurement Network<\/h3>\n

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The US Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Hezbollah-linked gold exchange company and an international procurement network.<\/p>\n

“Today, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took action to disrupt two key mechanisms Hizballah [Hezbollah] uses to sustain its economic stability: revenue generation in coordination with the Iranian regime and exploitation of Lebanon’s informal financial sector,” the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The office sanctioned the gold exchange company Jood SARL, which operates under supervision of Hezbollah’s US-designated Al-Qard Al-Hassan and “converts Hizballah’s gold reserves into usable funds that sustain the terrorist group’s reconstitution,” according to the statement.<\/p>\n

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Mahnaz Roshani, a Female Prisoner, Executed in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan<\/h3>\n

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According to newly published reports, Mahnaz Roshani, a resident of\u00a0Shahin Shahr<\/a>, was executed at dawn on Saturday, January 31, 2026, in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan.<\/p>\n

So far, no official reports or media outlets have disclosed the charges brought against Mahnaz Roshani.\u00a0As of the time of writing, the execution has not been formally announced or confirmed by prison authorities or relevant state institutions.\u00a0With the execution of Mahnaz Roshani, the number of women executed in the 2026 calendar year has risen to seven.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0data recorded<\/a>\u00a0by the Women\u2019s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, at least 335 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.<\/p>\n

Many of the women executed by the Iranian regime are themselves victims of domestic violence and discriminatory family laws. A significant number have acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n

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When \u201cNormal Life\u201d Becomes Radical: Iran\u2019s Regime and the Collapse of Meaning<\/h3>\n

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In recent weeks, a striking pattern has emerged across Iran\u2019s state-aligned and semi-official media. Words such as\u00a0deadlock<\/em>,\u00a0warning<\/em>,\u00a0fear<\/em>,\u00a0anxiety<\/em>,\u00a0crossroads<\/em>, and even\u00a0self-destruction out of fear of death<\/em>\u00a0increasingly dominate headlines and commentary. This language is not the vocabulary of stability or control; it is the lexicon of a system trapped in its own contradictions.<\/p>\n

Despite differing political affiliations and tones, these outlets share a revealing commonality: they unintentionally expose the regime\u2019s growing inability to understand the society it rules. What appears on the surface as fragmented criticism is, in reality, a collective confession of systemic failure.<\/p>\n

At the heart of this failure lies a profound rupture between lived social reality and the regime\u2019s cognitive and political framework\u2014a rupture that no amount of narrative manipulation can now conceal.<\/p>\n

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Berlin Demonstration Sends a Decisive Message: No Return to Dictatorship in Iran<\/h3>\n

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On February 7, on the eve of the historic anniversary of the fall of the Shah\u2019s dictatorship and the February 11 Revolution, Berlin once again became the stage for a powerful political statement by the Iranian people. Tens of thousands of Iranians, joined by prominent international political, cultural, and social figures, gathered in Germany\u2019s capital in one of the most significant demonstrations of recent years.\u00a0This was not merely a commemorative event. It was a clear declaration of political will.<\/p>\n

The massive turnout reflected a broad national spectrum: supporters of the Iranian Resistance, members and sympathizers of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), as well as democratic and republican forces united by a shared vision\u2014a free Iran and a democratic republic.<\/p>\n

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After the IRGC Listing: A Structural Blow to Iran\u2019s Regime, Not a Symbolic Gesture<\/h3>\n

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Nearly two weeks have passed since the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formally designated as a terrorist organization by the EU. With some distance from the initial political reactions, the true significance of this historic decision is now becoming clearer. What took place was not a symbolic move or a diplomatic gesture\u2014it was a structural strike against the backbone of Iran\u2019s regime.\u00a0This designation was the culmination of more than three decades of systematic exposure by the Iranian Resistance and a direct international response to the IRGC\u2019s central role in the bloody suppression of the January uprising. For the first time, the regime\u2019s most powerful institution was not merely condemned\u2014but operationally constrained.<\/p>\n

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U.S.-Based Institute: Iran Fortified Isfahan Nuclear Facility as It Did Before the 12-Day War<\/h3>\n

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The Institute for Science and International Security, a U.S.-based organization, reported on Monday, based on the latest satellite images, that Iran has taken new measures to fortify the Isfahan nuclear facility against a potential attack by Israel and the United States. The institute said Iran had carried out similar actions prior to the U.S. attacks on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities in June.\u00a0According to the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), based on high-resolution satellite images recorded on Sunday, Iran has covered the entrances of the Isfahan nuclear facility\u2019s tunnels with soil.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the central and southern entrances of the nuclear facility, which were targeted in the U.S. June attacks known as \u201cOperation Midnight Hammer,\u201d have been completely buried under soil to the point that they are no longer identifiable. The northern tunnel entrance, which has more extensive passive defense measures, has also been filled with soil and blocked.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Regime Judiciary Cancels Pardons for Jailed Protesters<\/h3>\n

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The head of the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary ordered that the names of individuals arrested in the recent protests be removed from the annual pardon list.<\/p>\n

Each year, a number of prisoners in Iran are pardoned on the occasion of February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, head of the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary, has ordered that the names of all individuals who are in any way linked to recent \u201csecurity issues\u201d be removed from the pardon list and that this annual measure, which is carried out by order of Ali Khamenei, the regime\u2019s supreme leader, not include them.<\/p>\n

On Monday, February 9, referring to the submission of the list of eligible convicts for pardon to Khamenei as in previous years, he stressed: \u201cGiven the circumstances that have arisen and the recent violent sedition, I have ordered that the names of all convicts who are in any way connected to security issues be removed from the pardon lists. The defendants and convicts of the recent unrest will also not be included in pardons or leniency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Witness on the Lethal Scale of Repression in the Iran January 2026 Uprising<\/h3>\n

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The events that unfolded in Fardis, Karaj, during the nationwide uprising of January 2026, transcend mere street-level suppression; they constitute a clear instance of \u201cCrimes Against Humanity\u201d and a systematic violation of the right to life. Documented reports and harrowing eyewitness testimonies from the city reveal an \u201corganized massacre\u201d in which state forces, in flagrant violation of international conventions, utilized military-grade weaponry against civilians. By administering \u201cfinishing shots\u201d (coups de gr\u00e2ce<\/em>) to the wounded and abducting the bodies of the deceased, they have committed atrocities that shock the conscience of humanity. This report serves as evidence of a city\u2019s transformation into a war zone and the authorities\u2019 concerted effort to \u201csanitize\u201d the crime scene through telecommunication blackouts and the intimidation of survivors.<\/p>\n

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Reformists, Not Protesters: Iran\u2019s New Arrest Target<\/h3>\n

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The post-January crackdown signals a shift inside Iran\u2019s power structure, where longtime political insiders are no longer treated as a stabilizing force\u2014but as a risk.<\/p>\n

For years, there was an unwritten rule in Iranian politics: when unrest erupted, the state confronted the street, not its own political insiders. Protesters, activists, and dissidents bore the cost, while reformist politicians\u2014however sidelined\u2014remained part of the system\u2019s internal architecture.<\/p>\n

That rule now appears to be under strain.<\/p>\n

In the weeks following Iran\u2019s January protests, security forces began arresting and summoning figures associated not with opposition movements abroad, but with the country\u2019s long-established reformist current.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Community in Dallas Commemorates 1979 Revolution, Backs Nationwide Uprising in Iran<\/h3>\n
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