{"id":344817,"date":"2026-05-03T07:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=344817"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:27:42","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian Resistance supporters rallied across Europe on International Workers Day on May 1, 2026, to express solidarity with Iranian workers who endure harsh times back home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 06:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

100,000 to Rally in Paris for Democratic Republic in Iran Amid Surge in Political Executions<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian diaspora is preparing for a massive mobilization in Paris on 20 June, which will mark the 45th anniversary of the start of the nationwide resistance against the clerical regime and is recognized as the Day of Martyrs and Political Prisoners in Iran.\u00a0The rally, in which more than 100,000 will participate, serves as a call for urgent international action in response to a recent surge in political executions and as a demand for the establishment of a democratic republic. A diverse assembly of lawmakers, former senior officials, and policy experts from across the Atlantic will take part in the major protest.<\/p>\n

The clerical regime has initiated a wave of executions against political prisoners at a rate not witnessed in the past three decades. This crackdown is specifically focused on members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), the primary Iranian resistance movement. In just the past few weeks, two dozen dissidents have been executed, including eight PMOI members. With eleven other PMOI members currently on death row and more death sentences expected, international human rights organizations and UN officials have expressed concern regarding the regime’s conduct.<\/p>\n

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One of Iran\u2019s Most Powerful Families Founded Its Largest Crypto Exchange. It\u2019s Used by the IRGC to Move Millions<\/h3>\n

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LONDON – The sons of a powerful family with close ties to Iran\u2019s new supreme leader control the country\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchange, transforming it from a startup into a conduit to the global economy used by both blacklisted state institutions and ordinary citizens.\u00a0Since Nobitex was founded by the two brothers under an alternative family name, it has processed between tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions linked to sanctioned groups including Iran\u2019s central bank and the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Reuters investigation\u00a0<\/b>has found. The two are members of the Kharrazi family, one of the most influential dynasties in the Islamic Republic. Corporate records show that when the exchange started, the brothers were listed under a surname rarely used by members of the family.<\/div>\n
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The company rapidly became embedded in Iran\u2019s economy. Nobitex\u00a0claims 11 million users<\/a>, more than 10% of Iran\u2019s population. Locked out of international banking and facing a devalued rial and rampant inflation, ordinary Iranians use the exchange to buy and hold cryptocurrency.<\/div>\n
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Economic Fury Targets Iranian Shadow Banking Networks Moving Billions in Foreign Currency<\/h3>\n

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WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u2014Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies as part of Economic Fury and Treasury\u2019s ongoing efforts to disrupt the Iranian regime\u2019s financial lifelines that sustain its war effort. \u00a0Collectively, Iranian exchange houses facilitate billions of dollars in foreign currency transactions each year.\u00a0 Because Iran primarily settles its oil sales in Chinese yuan, these exchange houses play a critical role in converting oil revenues into currencies that are more readily useable by the Iranian military and its partners and proxies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and under President Trump\u2019s leadership, Treasury is moving aggressively, through Economic Fury, to sever the Iranian military\u2019s financial lifelines,\u201d said\u00a0Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent<\/strong>. \u201cWe will relentlessly target the regime\u2019s ability to generate, move, and repatriate funds, and pursue anyone enabling Tehran\u2019s attempts to evade sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Mark Workers\u2019 Day by Defying Executions and Economic Tyranny<\/h3>\n

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On May 1, marking International Workers\u2019 Day, PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan launched a public campaign to express their support for Iran\u2019s workers and toilers. The activists displayed placards across the southeastern city, reiterating their commitment to the overthrow of the clerical regime, which they described as the \u201cscourge of workers in Iran.\u201d The Resistance Units emphasized that laborers will only attain their rights through the regime\u2019s downfall and the establishment of a democratic republic.<\/p>\n

A central theme of the campaign was a fierce condemnation of the regime\u2019s surge in capital punishment. The clerical regime is actively using wartime conditions as a pretext for nonstop executions to crush and preempt uprisings. Fearing the spread of unrest, the ruling religious fascism sends a youth to the slaughterhouse every day as its only answer to delay its inevitable downfall.<\/p>\n

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East Kurdistan Women\u2019s Platform Brings Together Five Organizations<\/h3>\n

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Five Kurdish women\u2019s organizations have established the \u201cEast Kurdistan Women\u2019s Platform \u2013\u00a0Ji<\/a>n<\/a>a<\/a>\u201d as a civil-national umbrella platform advocating for dignity, freedom, equality, and women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

The organizations that have united for cooperation are:<\/p>\n