{"id":345978,"date":"2026-06-22T06:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=345978"},"modified":"2026-06-22T06:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:40:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_345969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345969\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-345969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833.jpg\" alt=\"Participants in Paris, joined by residents of Ashraf 3 via video link, listen to international dignitaries at the the Free Iran 2026 World Summit on June 21, 2026\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7E0A5309-e1782106808833-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants in Paris, joined via video link by residents of Ashraf 3, listen to international dignitaries at the Free Iran 2026 World Summit on June 21, 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: 7:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Speech at the Free Iran Summit 2026<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-345954 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi addresses the 2026 Free Iran World Summit Day 2 on June 21, 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/maryam-rajavi-free-iran-2026-day2-21062026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s speech: &#8220;On the forty-fifth anniversary of the nationwide Resistance of the Iranian people against religious fascism, I pay tribute to the pioneers of that great uprising on June 20, 1981, and to all the heroes and martyrs of the continuous, arduous, and blood-soaked struggle of these long years. To them, I say: salute, salute, salute!<br \/>\nThis Resistance began with the uprising of half a million people in Tehran on June 20, 1981\u2014the most significant political turning point after Khomeini seized power. The choice before us was stark: existence or extinction, freedom or dictatorship, resistance or surrender. We chose resistance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/leadership-massoud-rajavi-iranian-resistance-accomplished-historical-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Massoud Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s message was simple and enduring: &#8216;I resist for freedom; therefore, I am.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\">&#8220;This is a Resistance that carries the most legitimate, the deepest, and the most hard-earned aspirations of the Iranian people over the past 120 years. It will continue its march until the democratic revolution of the Iranian people triumphs.<br \/>\nThis year also marks the 120th anniversary of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Constitutional_Revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran\u2019s Constitutional Revolution<\/strong><\/a> against absolute monarchy and tyrannical kings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/speech-free-iran-the-answer-to-irans-equation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Seven Students of Sharif University of Technology Expelled and Banned from Education<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-345979 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parnian-Khodabakhshi-Fatemeh-Khakpour.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parnian-Khodabakhshi-Fatemeh-Khakpour.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Parnian-Khodabakhshi-Fatemeh-Khakpour-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seven students at Tehran\u2019s Sharif University of Technology have been expelled by the disciplinary committee. They included two female students, Fatemeh Khakpour and Parnian Khodabakhshi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parnian Khodabakhshi, a materials science and engineering student, has been expelled and handed a 5-year ban from academic education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fatemeh Khakpour, an undergraduate chemistry student, has also been expelled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rulings issued for these seven students of Sharif University of Technology follow a wave of crackdown on students after the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/02\/25\/fifth-day-of-nationwide-student-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January 2026 nationwide uprising<\/a>. These sentences issued hastily without any fair trial or due process, solely serve to silence the voice of student protest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A similar situation unfolds at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K._N._Toosi_University_of_Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khajeh Nasir University<\/a>. A number of protesting students are facing physical bans from entering the university campus, in addition to having disciplinary files opened against them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of these students had previously been deprived of dormitory housing, with their educational and welfare services completely cut off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/06\/21\/sharif-university-of-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Iran\u2019s Post-War Challenge: A Deepening Crisis of Trust Threatens the Regime\u2019s Future<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-342715 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Feb. 17, 2026 \u2014 Najafabad, Isfahan Province: On the 40th day since the uprising\u2019s dead, mourners gather to honor them and renew demands for accountability\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/isfahan-ceremony-for-martyrs-17022026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"1289\">Even before the dust of war has settled and any formal post-war understanding has been reached, concerns about the future stability of Iran\u2019s ruling system are already emerging from within the regime\u2019s own media. While external conflict has long served as a means of diverting attention from mounting domestic discontent, the end of war threatens to expose what many analysts view as the regime\u2019s most fundamental challenge: the growing confrontation between Iranian society and the clerical establishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1535\">State-controlled newspapers are increasingly warning about what they describe as \u201cstructural uncertainty\u201d and a continuing decline in social capital\u2014an acknowledgment that the regime\u2019s internal vulnerabilities may now outweigh external threats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1782\">In its June 17 edition, the government-linked newspaper\u00a0<em data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1656\">Tose\u2019e Irani<\/em>\u00a0highlighted a series of challenges that it suggested could prove more dangerous to the regime than foreign military pressure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"2090\">What makes these warnings notable is the implicit admission that a crisis long concealed behind narratives of external threats can no longer be ignored. According to the paper, Iran is entering a period in which broad promises and official propaganda are no longer sufficient to maintain public confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-post-war-challenge-a-deepening-crisis-of-trust-threatens-the-regimes-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\">Iran\u2019s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-339093 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran \u2014 Residents collect water from a tanker amid ongoing shortages. The tanker reads, \u201cLet\u2019s use water properly\u201d\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iran-water-tanker-rationing.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country\u2019s most serious social and humanitarian threats. Experts have warned for years about the consequences of mismanagement of water resources, excessive extraction from groundwater reserves, climate change, and ineffective policies. Today, however, the effects of this crisis are more visible than ever in people\u2019s daily lives, especially among women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is now among the countries experiencing severe water stress. According to the World Resources Institute, Iran is one of the 25 countries facing the highest levels of water stress in the world. This means that a large share of the country\u2019s renewable water resources is consumed each year, a trend that seriously threatens the sustainability of its water supplies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to official statistics, Iran\u2019s rainfall has declined significantly over recent decades. At the same time, excessive extraction of groundwater has caused many of the country\u2019s plains to experience land subsidence, a phenomenon experts consider irreversible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-marker-percentage=\"25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/58142-irans-water-crisis-women-on-the-front-lines-of-a-silent-disaster\/\" 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-june-21-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 21, 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:30 AM CEST Speech at the Free Iran Summit 2026 Mrs. Maryam Rajavi&rsquo;s speech: &ldquo;On the forty-fifth anniversary of the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":345969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-345978","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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