{"id":343990,"date":"2026-04-02T08:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=343990"},"modified":"2026-04-02T22:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:20:39","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343994\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026.jpg\" alt=\"Mashhad, Qeshm \u2013 April 1, 2026: strikes and explosions recorded by local people\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iran-qeshm-mashhad-strikes-bomb-01042026-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mashhad, Qeshm \u2013 April 1, 2026 strikes and explosions recorded by local people<\/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: 11:3<\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">0 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"162\">Senior Commanders Killed, Iranian Industrial and Military Sites Hit Nationwide, and Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"766\">The past 24 hours of the Iran war were defined by sustained strikes across Iranian military and industrial infrastructure, the continued killing of senior Iranian-linked personnel, and a sharp escalation in regional and economic warfare centered on the Strait of Hormuz. The regime in Iran responded with renewed missile attacks on Israel and Gulf states, but with limited tactical effect. At the same time, the near-total disruption of maritime traffic, rising global oil prices, and worsening humanitarian conditions inside Iran underscored the widening strategic impact of the conflict.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"1317\">Regime Losses: Targets, Infrastructure, and Personnel<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"876\">A sustained and coordinated wave of strikes over the past 24 hours targeted Iran\u2019s military-industrial base across multiple regions, with a clear emphasis on degrading production capacity, logistics networks, and command infrastructure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/963427-%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%87%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Tehran<\/a>, approximately 20 weapons production sites and associated research facilities were struck, alongside infrastructure linked to paramilitary mobilization and internal security functions. Mehrabad International Airport and facilities connected to regime-linked forces remained under repeated pressure, indicating continued targeting cycles rather than isolated strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f Update: It&#39;s now day 34 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s internet blackout as the nation-scale censorship measure continues past 792 hours in its second month.<\/p>\n<p>Friends and family remain largely cut off from the outside world amid growing anxiety over wartime casualties, arrests, and executions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rYkCV3vTuz\">pic.twitter.com\/rYkCV3vTuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NetBlocks (@netblocks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/2039607979905872241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1521\">Industrial losses intensified significantly during this period. Major steel production facilities\u2014including the Mobarakeh Steel Complex in Isfahan and key plants in Ahvaz\u2014were struck again, with multiple sites reported rendered inoperable following repeated attacks. These facilities are central to Iran\u2019s industrial output, and their continued targeting reflects a systematic effort to disrupt heavy industry rather than limited tactical strikes. Additional logistics and support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/strikes-on-iran-steel-mills-deal-painful-blow-to-economy-isfahan-ahvaz\/a-76621439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infrastructure in Ahvaz<\/a> and other cities was also hit, further constraining distribution and supply chains tied to both civilian industry and military production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1882\">Strikes extended nationwide, with confirmed activity in Shiraz, Kermanshah, Sirjan, and Iran\u2019s Kurdistan region, underscoring the geographic breadth of the campaign. The pattern of targeting\u2014spanning weapons production, industrial manufacturing, and logistics\u2014indicates an integrated approach aimed at degrading Iran\u2019s ability to sustain prolonged operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2145\">Personnel losses within this 24-hour window included Mahdi Vafaei, a senior engineering commander within the Quds Force structure, killed in Mahallat. His role in overseeing underground weapons infrastructure projects made him a high-value operational figure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2569\">Beyond Iran\u2019s borders, Israeli strikes in southern Beirut targeted senior Iranian-linked and Hezbollah personnel. Among those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/top-hezbollah-commander-killed-by-israeli-navy-in-beirut-idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed was Hajj Youssef<\/a> Ismail Hashem, a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for coordinating rocket and drone operations. His death, along with additional operatives killed in the same strike, represents a continued erosion of Iran\u2019s regional command network within the same reporting period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump&#39;s threat to bomb Iran &#39;back to the Stone Age&#39; raised tensions in the fifth week of the conflict, pushing oil prices higher and unsettling investors seeking a swift resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PudDUbpetB\">https:\/\/t.co\/PudDUbpetB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ec9jRlfjOw\">pic.twitter.com\/Ec9jRlfjOw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/2039798774797902211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2603\">Iranian Retaliation and Its Effectiveness<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2603\">The regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/02\/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-april-2-2026\/f3ca6c60-2e67-11f1-aac2-f56b5ccad184_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran launched renewed<\/a> missile attacks on April 2 targeting both Israel and Gulf states, demonstrating continued offensive capability despite sustained losses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2874\">Ballistic missile launches toward Israel triggered air defense responses, with most projectiles intercepted and no major casualties reported. The limited impact of these strikes continues a pattern seen in recent days, where scale has not translated into effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"3219\">Iran also expanded its targeting profile regionally, firing toward Gulf countries and continuing coordinated attacks through aligned groups. Hezbollah launched heavy rocket fire into northern Israel during the same period, including barrages that struck civilian areas but caused no reported fatalities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The war in Iran is dealing a heavy blow to Iraq\u2019s economy. Iraq relies on oil revenues for roughly 90% of its budget. Most of its oil is exported through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since the conflict started. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dsn2IyiFgy\">https:\/\/t.co\/dsn2IyiFgy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/2039651600495505782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3753\">Regional Spillover: Gulf, Shipping, and Strategic Infrastructure<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3753\">The most consequential developments in the past 24 hours occurred in the maritime and economic domain. The clerical regime has effectively maintained a near-total disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, reducing shipping traffic by approximately 94% compared to normal levels and halting most commercial transit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3755\" data-end=\"4066\">Iranian forces have continued targeting commercial shipping, with attacks affecting multiple vessels and forcing global rerouting of energy supplies. Oil exports are increasingly being diverted through alternative routes, including overland and pipeline systems, as regional states attempt to bypass the strait.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4319\">The global economic impact intensified sharply. Oil prices surged dramatically, with U.S. crude rising over 11% and Brent crude nearly 8% in a single day, driven by fears of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-prices-drop-hopes-us-pullback-iran-war-2026-04-02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prolonged disruption<\/a> to energy flows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4321\" data-end=\"4603\">International diplomatic efforts accelerated, with more than 40 countries engaging in talks to reopen the waterway. However, no resolution has been reached, and Tehran continues to signal it will use control of the strait as strategic leverage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4605\" data-end=\"4820\">The United Nations warned that the situation places the global economy and regional stability at severe risk, describing the conflict as being on the edge of wider escalation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The tallest bridge in the Middle East was partially destroyed in an airstrike hours after Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran \u201cback to the Stone Age\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The B1 bridge in Karaj, which was still under construction, was set to form part of a major highway connecting the region with\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikkyBQUzx1\">pic.twitter.com\/ikkyBQUzx1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Telegraph (@Telegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Telegraph\/status\/2039783700779409602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4822\" data-end=\"5132\">Internal Conditions Inside Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4822\" data-end=\"5132\">Inside Iran, humanitarian conditions deteriorated further over the past 24 hours. Medical needs have surged sharply due to continued strikes, with aid organizations warning that supplies are critically low and may soon be exhausted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5134\" data-end=\"5355\">Power outages, communication disruptions, and logistical breakdowns continue to hinder relief operations. Civilians are increasingly unable or unwilling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/medical-needs-surging-iran-supplies-under-threat-red-cross-warns-2026-04-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">access medical care<\/a> due to ongoing strikes and security concerns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5357\" data-end=\"5587\">At the same time, internal control measures remain severe. Communication remains heavily restricted, and the environment is tightly controlled as authorities attempt to manage internal stability during sustained external pressure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">French President Emmanuel Macron hit back at Donald Trump on Thursday after the US president mocked Macron\u2019s relationship with his wife as he chided France for refusing to join the US-Israeli offensive against Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hzTaD1wot4\">https:\/\/t.co\/hzTaD1wot4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/2039768319352279550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:3<\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">0 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina Expels Iran&#8217;s Charge D&#8217;affaires<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Reuters) &#8211; Argentina&#8217;s government declared Iran&#8217;s \u200ccharge d&#8217;affaires, Mohsen Tehrani, &#8220;persona non grata&#8221; and expelled him from the country, \u200bArgentina&#8217;s Foreign Minister said in \u200ba statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The measure \u2060orders Tehrani to leave the \u200bcountry within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The decision comes \u200bin response to a statement released on Wednesday by Iran&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign \u200bAffairs, which accused Argentina&#8217;s president \u200bJavier Milei, an ally of U.S. president \u200cDonald \u2060Trump, and his foreign minister Pablo Quirno, of being complicit in military attacks on its territory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/argentina-expels-irans-charge-daffaires-2026-04-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 08:0<\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">0 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Reportedly Executing Political Prisoners as War with Israel and U.S. Rages on<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-301388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"international business times logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/international-business-times-logo.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran executed four members of the political opposition this week in a move critics contend is the theocratic regime&#8217;s attempt to stifle and intimidate potential opposition, according to a new report.\u00a0In the last week, four members of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/ncri-briefing-warns-of-new-wave-of-executions-in-iran-urges-international-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">were executed<\/a>, the New York Post detailed. The regime said the men were convicted of crimes committed during protests in January.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;They were \u200bchivalrous men who did not bow to any torture or \u2060pressure and stood firm on their pledge and covenant until the \u200bvery end,&#8221; Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance \u200bof Iran, said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-attack-government-building-judiciary-news-outlet-2026-03-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">statement to Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/iran-reportedly-executing-political-prisoners-war-israel-us-rages-3800778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Iranian Dissidents Facing Imminent Execution After \u2018Grossly Unfair\u2019 Trial, Human Rights Group Warn<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-230384 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-300x41.jpg\" alt=\"Independent-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-150x21.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Iranian political\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/news\/iran-war-us-tehran-espionage-b2949041.html\">dissidents face execution\u00a0<\/a>as human rights organisations warn that time is running out.\u00a0Vahid Bani Amerian, 34, and Abolhassan Montazer, 68, are at risk of being killed according to rights groups including Oslo-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ngo\">NGO<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranhr.net\/en\/articles\/8662\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iran Human Rights\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/amnesty-international\">Amnesty International<\/a>.\u00a0It follows the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/amirhossein-hatami-iran-execution-protests-b2950701.html\">execution of teenager Amirhossein Hatami\u00a0<\/a>on Thursday after he took\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/iran-protests-detention-torture-death-regime-revolution-b2908508.html\">part in the January protests in Iran.\u00a0<\/a>Hatami was found guilty of entering a restricted military site in Tehran where he allegedly damaged and set fire to the facility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amerian, Montazer and their co-defendants Alipour, Ghabadi, Akbar, Daneshvarkar and Sangdehi were sentenced to death by an Iranian Revolutionary Court in Tehran in October 2024 after being convicted of \u201carmed rebellion against the state\u201d (baghi). They alleged that the men were affiliated with banned opposition group the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organisation of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/iran\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI).<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1k7glnk-3 eMA-dP teads\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"sc-1y9ieyw-0 FtcnY third-party-ad\">\n<div class=\"sc-r9kkgp-0 jiFZEr third-party-ad\">\n<div id=\"mpu3\" class=\"sc-r9kkgp-2 iZSTWl\" data-mpu=\"true\" data-is-video=\"false\" data-tile-name=\"mpu3\" data-ad-unit-path=\"\/71347885\/_main_independent\/mpu3\" data-size-key=\"THIRD_PARTY_ARTICLE_BODY\" data-refresh-check=\"false\" data-refresh-ms=\"13000\" data-initialised=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CJjGgp7gz5MDFQWRgwcdNWspzA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/iran-executions-vahid-bani-amerian-bolhassan-montazer-protests-trump-war-b2950807.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 01:3<\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">0 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Enemy Is in Tehran!\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-325230 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lopinione-logo-300x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"91\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"366\">In these dramatic days of war, the bloodstained regime of the theocratic dictatorship still in power in Iran has hanged four members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin: Mohammad Taghavi, in his fifties, and Akbar Daneshvar, in his sixties, executed on March 30; Puya Ghobadi, aged thirty-three, and Babak Alipour, aged thirty-four, on March 31.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"878\">As early as 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the regime, had declared that \u201cthe enemy is here, in Tehran,\u201d identifying the People\u2019s Mojahedin as the most serious threat to his reactionary regime. That logic of the \u201cprimary enemy\u201d has never changed. Those who do not pretend otherwise know full well that the real opponent of the mullahs\u2019 regime is the Iranian people and their organized resistance. The regime, even in its decline, cannot afford to ignore this, because it represents its very negation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"1082\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">If the regime\u2019s actions and behavior, together with decades of appeasement policies, have contributed to igniting the war in Iran, the arrival of a spring of revolution remains inevitable; it will come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opinione.it\/editoriali\/2026\/04\/01\/esmail-mohades-il-nemico-e-a-teheran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 09:3<\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">0 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">We Seek Not Power, But the Transfer of Power to the Iranian People<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343995 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parliament-interview-maryam-rajavi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parliament-interview-maryam-rajavi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parliament-interview-maryam-rajavi-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As conflict and instability intensify,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, a leader of the Iranian opposition, sets out a proposed path from regime collapse to elections, and insists the country\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/alternative-government-of-iran-no-to-shah-no-to-sheikh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejects both theocracy and monarchy\u00a0<\/a>as competing forms of dictatorship. No country in the past 5 decades has been the source of crisis and tension in the region and the world as much as Iran. What is the reason and what is the solution?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>: The religious dictatorship in Iran does not belong to the twenty-first century. It is a medieval regime that has neither the capacity nor the will to respond to the demands of its people. The people demand its overthrow, and it can only survive through internal repression, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/head-of-snake-of-warmongering-and-terrorism-is-in-tehran-became-more-evident-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>export of terrorism<\/strong><\/a>, and warmongering. We have always said this regime is unreformable and is seeking to obtain a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-program-nuclear-free-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>nuclear bomb<\/strong><\/a>, and that if this regime were to abandon these policies for even one day, it would rapidly collapse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/transfer-power-parliament-magazine\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Iran\u2019s Regime Upholds Death Sentence for Political Prisoner Charged with PMOI Membership<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343992 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mansour-Jamali.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mansour-Jamali.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Mansour-Jamali-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In tandem with a brutal wave of political executions, the Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-regimes-supreme-court-upholds-death-sentence-for-mansour-jamali-on-charges-of-pmoi-membership\/\">political prisoner Mansour Jamali<\/a>. The 55-year-old from Urmia now faces an imminent risk of execution on fabricated charges of \u201cMoharebeh\u201d (waging war against God) on charges of \u201cmembership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jamali\u2019s confirmation follows a bloody 48-hour period on March 30 and 31, 2026, during which the regime hanged four PMOI members. While Tehran attempts to project power through the physical elimination of its organized opposition, these state-sanctioned murders are actually a symptom of profound, terminal weakness. Terrified by recent nationwide uprisings and the sudden loss of its supreme leader, the regime is using the domestic chaos to conduct a desperate purge. This unyielding bloodthirst makes the immediate intervention of the international community an imperative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-regime-upholds-death-sentence-for-political-prisoner-charged-with-pmoi-membership\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Regime Launches Execution Spree Over Growing Fears of Another Uprising: \u2018Existential Threat\u2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-230399 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/New-York-Post-30112020-300x52.jpg\" alt=\"New-York-Post-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has unleashed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/19\/world-news\/iran-executes-19-year-old-champion-wrestler-saleh-mohammadi-two-others\/\">several new executions<\/a> \u2014 with many more expected to come \u2014 over fears of another citizen-led uprising as the embattled regime fights for survival in its war against the US and Israel.\u00a0At least four members from the anti-regime organization, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, were executed in the last 48 hours, according to The National Council of Resistance of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Mohaddessin,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/2039409373026353186?s=20\">\u00a0NCRI\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee chair<\/a>, said the four executions were a message from the theocratic, and highly repressive, regime in an effort to \u201cintimidate\u201d and \u201cexert control,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15698095\/Iran-execution-spree-regime-uprising-gun-guard-streets.html\">the Daily Mail reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe execution of four PMOI members, amid an external war is a clear admission by the regime that it views the Iranian people and the organized Resistance as its principal enemy and an existential threat,\u201d Mohaddessin<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/2039409373026353186?s=20\">\u00a0said in a briefing<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/01\/world-news\/iranian-regime-launches-execution-spree-over-growing-fears-of-another-uprising-existential-threat\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">\u201cI Will Not Bow Down\u201d: The Letters of PMOI Martyr Babak Alipour<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343996 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PMOI-martyr-Babak-Alipour.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PMOI-martyr-Babak-Alipour.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PMOI-martyr-Babak-Alipour-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the morning of March 31, 2026, the Iranian regime executed 34-year-old law graduate and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-regime-executes-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi\/\">political prisoner Babak Alipour<\/a>, alongside his fellow inmate Pouya Ghobadi. Their hangings came just 24 hours after the executions of two other members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) from the exact same case. Yet, while the ruling clerics used the gallows to physically eliminate Babak, newly released handwritten letters penned during his imprisonment prove that the regime completely failed to crush his spirit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Babak\u2019s writings from inside the Greater Tehran and Ghezel Hesar prisons offer a profound glimpse into the mind of a young, educated Iranian who knowingly sacrificed his life for a free, democratic, and secular Iran. His words stand as a powerful testament to the resilience of the Iranian Resistance and a direct defiance of the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/i-will-not-bow-down-the-letters-of-pmoi-martyr-babak-alipour\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Resistance Units Commemorate PMOI Martyrs, Defy Regime\u2019s Wave of Executions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343997 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resistance-Units-commemorate-PMOI-martyrs-executed-by-the-regime.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resistance-Units-commemorate-PMOI-martyrs-executed-by-the-regime.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Resistance-Units-commemorate-PMOI-martyrs-executed-by-the-regime-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a brutal escalation of state-sanctioned murder, the Iranian regime executed four political prisoners and members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) over a bloody two-day period. However, the ruling establishment\u2019s desperate attempt to terrorize a restless society has completely backfired. Rather than instilling fear, the executions have only deepened the resolve of PMOI Resistance Units across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 31, 2026, Resistance Units openly commemorated the executed martyrs\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-regime-executes-pmoi-members-mohammad-taghavi-and-akbar-daneshvarkar\/\">Mohammad Taghavi, Ali Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-regime-executes-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi\/\">Babak Alipour, and Pouya Ghobadi<\/a>. Activists laid flowers, held placards, and installed posters in public spaces across major cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj, Isfahan, and Mashhad. Defying the regime\u2019s security apparatus, they left messages honoring the victims who \u201cstood heroically and kissed the executioner\u2019s noose.\u201d In Tehran, messages placed on vehicles read, \u201cWe swear on the blood of our comrades Akbar Daneshvarkar and Mohammad Taghavi that we will stand till the end and continue their path until victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/resistance-units-commemorate-pmoi-martyrs-defy-regimes-wave-of-executions\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Iran\u2019s Internet Blackout Enters 33th Day Amid Deepening Economic Strain<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343993 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/netblocks-status-iran-01042026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/netblocks-status-iran-01042026.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/netblocks-status-iran-01042026-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"706\">Iran\u2019s sweeping internet blackout has entered its twentieth consecutive day, marking the longest disruption of online access ever recorded in the country and intensifying concerns over its far-reaching economic and social consequences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"1057\">According to the internet monitoring group\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">NetBlocks<\/span><\/span>, public access to the internet in Iran has been restricted for more than 744 hours. This unprecedented duration surpasses previous shutdowns, including the blackout imposed during nationwide protests in late 2023, which ended just before reaching the 20-day threshold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1457\">At the time, Iran regime\u2019s Minister of Communications,\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sattar Hashemi<\/span><\/span>, had acknowledged that approximately 20 days represents the upper limit of resilience for internet-based businesses. He warned that prolonged disruptions could severely damage the digital economy, placing the livelihoods of nearly 10 million people\u2014directly and indirectly employed in the sector\u2014at serious risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/irans-internet-blackout-enters-33th-day-amid-deepening-economic-strain\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Global Reactions to Execution of Four PMOI Members in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343991 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Global-Reactions-to-Execution-of-Four-PMOI-Members-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Global-Reactions-to-Execution-of-Four-PMOI-Members-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Global-Reactions-to-Execution-of-Four-PMOI-Members-in-Iran-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the execution of four political prisoners affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), a broad wave of international reactions and condemnations has emerged, all warning against this action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, March 30, Mohammad Taghavi and Akbar Daneshvarkar were executed, followed on the morning of Tuesday, March 31, by two other political prisoners, Babak Alipour and Pouya Ghobadi. The event has intensified concerns about the escalation of repression in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, political figures and human rights organizations, pointing to the risk facing other political prisoners, have called for urgent action by the international community to stop this trend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reuters reported that two prisoners were executed on Tuesday on charges of ties to the PMOI\/MEK, noting that two similar executions had also taken place on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/human-rights\/57504-global-reactions-to-execution-of-four-pmoi-members-in-iran\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Iran: Executions, Mass Arrests, and Intensified Judicial Pressure in Late February and March 2026<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-338501 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iran faces an unprecedented wave of executions\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Iran-faces-an-unprecedented-wave-of-executions.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">In late February and March 2026, a set of field data, identified cases, recorded statistics, and official statements indicates that repression in Iran has continued simultaneously across multiple dimensions, including executions, widespread arrests, pressure on prisoners, restrictions on access to legal counsel, and judicial and economic measures against individuals. Severe restrictions on information and the lack of official disclosure regarding many cases have made it difficult to fully assess the scope of these developments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Ahmadreza Radan, Commander-in-Chief of the Law Enforcement Forces, stated in a live interview on state television on March 10, 2026: \u201cIf someone takes to the streets at the behest of the enemy, we do not consider them a protester or anything of that sort. We consider them an enemy, and we deal with them as we deal with an enemy. All our forces are ready, with fingers on the trigger, to defend the revolution and support the people and the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2026\/04\/01\/31283\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">MEK Supporters Rally in Berlin and Hamburg to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Hamburg to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_juYQ4ZWWaWo\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjuYQ4ZWWaWo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juYQ4ZWWaWo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-04-01T10:04:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_juYQ4ZWWaWo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjuYQ4ZWWaWo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Hamburg to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/juYQ4ZWWaWo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjuYQ4ZWWaWo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Hamburg to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"March 31, 2026 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held rallies in Hamburg to condemn the execution of political prisoners by the Iranian regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>March 31, 2026 \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a>) held rallies in\u00a0<strong>Berlin<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Hamburg<\/strong>\u00a0to condemn 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class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Berlin to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RaLX3P4m8kE\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FRaLX3P4m8kE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Berlin to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"March 31, 2026 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held rallies in Berlin to condemn the execution of political prisoners by the Iranian regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In\u00a0<strong>Berlin<\/strong>, demonstrators gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, while a parallel protest took place in\u00a0<strong>Hamburg<\/strong>, as participants honored\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iran-regime-executes-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi-sparking-strong-reaction-from-iranian-resistance\/85075\/\" rel=\"\"><strong>Babak Alipour<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iran-regime-executes-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi-sparking-strong-reaction-from-iranian-resistance\/85075\/\" rel=\"\"><strong>Pouya Ghobadi<\/strong><\/a>, executed on Tuesday, March 31. The rallies also commemorated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iranian-regime-executes-two-pmoi-political-prisoners-sparking-calls-for-urgent-international-action\/85020\/\" rel=\"\">Mohammad Taghavi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iranian-regime-executes-two-pmoi-political-prisoners-sparking-calls-for-urgent-international-action\/85020\/\" rel=\"\">Akbar Daneshvarkar<\/a>, who were executed a day earlier, highlighting a rapid escalation in executions targeting MEK political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/mek-supporters-rally-in-berlin-and-hamburg-to-condemn-latest-executions-of-political-prisoners\/85102\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\">Renewed Protests in Washington and Across U.S. Condemn Latest Executions of MEK Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"586\"><strong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"313\">March 31, 2026 \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Iranian-American communities and supporters of the Iranian Resistance staged renewed protests across the United States following the execution of two additional political prisoners affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Renewed Protests in Washington and Across U.S. Condemn Latest Executions of MEK Political Prisoners <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V1tZ7LUqIU\">https:\/\/t.co\/V1tZ7LUqIU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/2039234434218467584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/renewed-protests-in-washington-and-across-u-s-condemn-latest-executions-of-mek-political-prisoners\/85088\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Rally in Ottawa and Toronto to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"505\"><strong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"307\">March 31, 2026 \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Iranian communities in Canada held coordinated protests in\u00a0<strong>Ottawa\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Toronto<\/strong>\u00a0to condemn the execution of political prisoners affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1-MEK supporters rally in Ottawa on March 31 to honor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Babak_Alipour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Babak_Alipour<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pouya_Ghobad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pouya_Ghobad<\/a>, executed by Iran\u2019s regime. They warn rising executions show fear of resistance and urge global action to stop this brutality. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LvWnJ3eFeK\">pic.twitter.com\/LvWnJ3eFeK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/2039263429576298835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"914\">In both cities, demonstrators gathered to honor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iran-regime-executes-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi-sparking-strong-reaction-from-iranian-resistance\/85075\/\" rel=\"\"><strong>Babak Alipour<\/strong><\/a>, 34, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iran-regime-executes-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi-sparking-strong-reaction-from-iranian-resistance\/85075\/\" rel=\"\"><strong>Pouya Ghobadi<\/strong><\/a>, 33, who were executed on Tuesday, March 31, by Iranian authorities. The rallies also commemorated the execution of two other PMOI members, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iranian-regime-executes-two-pmoi-political-prisoners-sparking-calls-for-urgent-international-action\/85020\/\" rel=\"\">Mohammad Taghavi<\/a>, 59, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/03\/iranian-regime-executes-two-pmoi-political-prisoners-sparking-calls-for-urgent-international-action\/85020\/\" rel=\"\">Akbar Daneshvarkar<\/a>, 58, carried out the previous day, underscoring a sharp escalation in the regime\u2019s use of capital punishment against political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/mek-supporters-rally-in-ottawa-and-toronto-to-condemn-latest-executions-of-political-prisoners\/85096\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-1-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 1, 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:30 PM CEST Senior Commanders Killed, Iranian Industrial and Military Sites Hit Nationwide, and Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens The [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":343994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-343990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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