{"id":342757,"date":"2026-02-19T07:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342757"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:02:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-19-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London rally by Iranian Resistance in support of Iran uprising and rejection of all forms of dictatorship\u2014 January 27, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n

UPDATE: 07:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Announcement of Additional Visa Restriction Targets for Individuals Involved in Inhibiting Iranians\u2019 Rights to Freedom of Expression<\/h3>\n

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During Iran\u2019s nationwide protests in December 2025 and January 2026, the Iranian regime has unleashed violence and repression against tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators. The regime imposed a near-total nationwide internet shutdown, unprecedented in scope and duration, that severely restricted independent documentation of abuses and cut Iranians off from the world. Even today, the regime continues to restrict the ability of Iranians to exercise their basic freedoms. As President Trump has made clear, the United States stands with the Iranian people.<\/p>\n

Today, pursuant to his authority under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Secretary Rubio is taking steps to impose visa restrictions against 18 Iranian regime officials and telecommunications industry leaders, as well as their immediate family members.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 01:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNeither with the Shah nor with the Mullahs,\u201d Iran\u2019s opposition: \u201cWe\u2019re Ready to Govern\u201d<\/h3>\n

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\u201cIn June 1981, half a million people took to the streets in Tehran demanding democracy. The demonstration was crushed in blood. From that day on,\u201d Sarvenaz Chitsaz recounts, \u201cthe mullahs\u2019 regime entered a period of mass arrests, executions, and endless detentions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chitsaz was twenty years old. She was studying in the United States during the 1979 revolution, then returned to Iran. One of her sisters was arrested and spent six years in prison. Her husband was executed. \u201cIt was impossible to stay,\u201d she says in this interview with Corriere della Sera<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Today she lives in Europe and is president of the women\u2019s commission of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), one of the most structured and internationally visible opposition movements in exile. But the question running through her personal story is the same one confronting Iran today: can the regime really fall? And if it does, what comes next?<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

40th-Day Memorials Prove the Flame of Iran\u2019s 2026 Revolution Cannot Be Extinguished<\/h3>\n
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Iran Protests: 40th day ceremonies turn into anti-regime rallies across the country<\/div><\/div>
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