{"id":347520,"date":"2026-08-24T06:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=347520"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:47:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_347521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347521\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters.jpg\" alt=\"On August 22, 2026, NCRI supporters in Heidelberg, Germany, held a rally and photo exhibition to commemorate the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran \" width=\"999\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heidelberg-Aug-22-ncri-supporters-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On August 22, 2026, NCRI supporters in Heidelberg, Germany, held a rally and photo exhibition to commemorate the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran<\/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: 10:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bessent Unveils Sanctions Designed to Cripple Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255485 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/axios-vector-logo-e1739201249997.png\" alt=\"axios-vector-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that the U.S. will impose punishing sanctions on countries and entities that do business with Iran \u2014 an attempt to bring the country to heel absent renewed military strikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The plan, which Bessent dubbed &#8220;Operation Economic Outcast,&#8221; is aimed at ratcheting up pressure on the Iranian regime amid the current &#8220;no war, no deal&#8221; limbo.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>U.S. officials say the expanded &#8220;secondary&#8221; sanctions are expected to be the main course of action against Iran until at least after the midterm elections, when a new military campaign could again be on the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What he said: &#8220;<\/strong>Let there be no ambiguity as to the position of the United States,&#8221; Bessent said at a news conference. &#8220;An economic engagement of any kind with this murderous regime will expose those responsible to the full reach of American power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Bessent did not give a deadline for compliance, but said, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to set a timeline, but we do not have infinite patience here.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No one is above this,&#8221; Bessent said in response to a question about whether the initiative would encompass China. &#8220;This is economic asphyxiation of this regime &#8230; and no one should test our resolve.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Zoom in:\u00a0<\/strong>Bessent said the U.S. is expanding the categories of secondary sanctions to the fields of digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/08\/24\/bessent-dday-iran-secondary-sanctions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Hackers \u2018Shut Down UK Power Plant\u2019 For Four Days After Major Cyber Attack<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255663 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/daily-express-logo-e1751663076890.jpg\" alt=\"daily-express-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"NewsNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A British power plant was shut down for four days after an unprecedented cyber attack by Iran-linked hackers, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewsNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exact location has not been revealed, due to security concerns, but sources have told the Telegraph that the facility was disabled &#8220;while staff fought to bring it back online&#8221; after the attack.\u00a0We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewsNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is, however, understood that the plant affected was not one of the biggest sites in the country. Due to the relatively small nature of the plant, the outage had no impact on the UK\u2019s wider power supply or energy generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewsNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident is thought to have taken place in July, at the same time as a series of attacks on US water infrastructure. Those attacks affected 12 states and caused concern in the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewsNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the Government briefed the chief executives of power companies and wrote to businesses with advice, direction and next steps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/2241609\/iranian-hackers-shut-down-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"y835ol\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\">\u201cThe Key to Lasting Peace in the Region Is in Iran\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347536 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Actu.fr_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Actu.fr_logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Actu.fr_logo-150x43.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"796\">Franck Radjai, a research director at the CNRS at the University of Montpellier and president of the Association of Academics for Freedom in Iran, fled Iran in 1983 after personally experiencing the repression of the mullahs\u2019 regime; his sister had been executed two years earlier. For more than 40 years, he has followed developments in his country. He hopes that the Iranian people can bring about regime change themselves. Amid geopolitical challenges, the economic consequences of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, negotiations between the United States and Iran, and the human rights situation, Franck Radjai discusses the Iranian people\u2019s resistance and their hopes, seeking to shed light on the reality of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"938\"><strong data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"938\">Negotiations between Iran and the United States are underway. How should the escalation of demands between the two sides be interpreted?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1603\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since the beginning of the war, the reasons officially given by Donald Trump, who said it was to help the Iranians, are obviously not really the main reasons. This is a geopolitically important region. And that is perhaps clearer to everyone now. Whatever the reasons for its outbreak, this is another war. It is worth remembering that shortly beforehand there was the 12-day war (editor\u2019s note: June 13\u201324, 2025), followed by attacks on Western interests through proxies across the region, not to mention hostage-taking. This is the regime\u2019s usual chaotic behavior as it seeks to subjugate others and create a form of deterrence extending far beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actu.fr\/occitanie\/montpellier_34172\/la-cle-d-une-paix-durable-dans-la-region-est-en-iran_64661083.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 600 Political Prisoners in Ahvaz\u2019s Sheiban Prison Amid Overcrowding, Summary Trials, And Death Sentences<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-226754 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sheiban_prison_25092020-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Sheiban prison in Ahvaz, Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sheiban_prison_25092020-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sheiban_prison_25092020-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sheiban_prison_25092020-733x420.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sheiban_prison_25092020.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A comprehensive report released by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/sheiban-ahvaz-prison-political-prisoners\/\"><strong>Iran Human Rights Society<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on August 22, 2026, reveals that more than 600 political and ideological prisoners are currently detained under dire conditions in Sheiban Central Prison in Ahvaz. Following extensive waves of arrests by regime security and intelligence forces across Khuzestan Province, the facility\u2019s total inmate population has surged to over 4,000\u2014more than double its official 2,000-person capacity. The vast majority of those recently detained are young men aged 18 to 25, who are being subjected to summary, video-conferenced mass trials inside the prison, denied independent legal counsel, and handed sentences ranging from lengthy prison terms to capital punishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Intelligence units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and state security apparatuses have carried out extensive nighttime raids targeting residential neighborhoods across Khuzestan Province, particularly in Ahvaz, Shadegan, Izeh, Behbahan, and Masjed Soleyman. Hundreds of young citizens have been arbitrarily detained without judicial warrants and initially held in undisclosed interrogation centers before being transferred to Sheiban Prison. Families have systematically been denied information regarding the official charges, detainee whereabouts, or legal status.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report documents that judicial proceedings are being conducted inside the prison via video conference in group formats, severely undermining the right to a fair defense. Detainees are barred from reviewing their case files or consulting with independent defense attorneys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/over-600-political-prisoners-in-ahvazs-sheiban-prison-amid-overcrowding-summary-trials-and-death-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Female Prisoner, 35, Executed in the Central Prison of Karaj<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307597 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"ropes gallows\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ropes-gallows.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the early hours of Sunday, August 23, 2026, the Iranian regime executed a female prisoner, identified as \u201cMaryam\u201d in the Central Prison of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karaj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karaj<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam, 35 and a native of Karaj, had previously been arrested on charges of murder and sentenced to death by the clerical regime\u2019s judiciary. Over the past week, she was subjected to severe psychological torment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was initially transferred to solitary confinement to face execution, but after a temporary stay, she was returned to the general ward. However, prison authorities transferred her back to solitary confinement on Saturday, August 22, and carried out her death sentence early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam\u2019s execution in the Central Prison of Karaj brings the total number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2026 to at least 22.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2026\/08\/23\/female-prisoner-central-prison-of-karaj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Infighting: A Sign of a Deepening Crisis of Survival<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-341967 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Nationwide uprising 2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Nationwide-uprising-2026-14.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The intensifying disputes within Iran\u2019s ruling establishment raise a fundamental question: Are these merely factional disagreements, or do they point to something far more consequential?<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The answer lies beyond the immediate quarrels between competing power centers. In political systems, the escalation of internal conflicts is often a reflection of deeper structural crises. When a government faces widespread public discontent, economic hardship, social unrest, political instability, and the erosion of its social base, disagreements within the ruling elite inevitably become sharper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is precisely what is increasingly visible in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s internal confrontations are not simply disputes over policy or administrative methods. They increasingly resemble a struggle over responsibility, power, and ultimately political survival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A government with broad social support can generally absorb internal disagreements. Competing factions can negotiate, compromise, and resolve disputes through established political mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-regime-infighting-a-sign-of-a-deepening-crisis-of-survival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Links Strait of Hormuz Shipping to Sanctions Relief as Regional Bypass Routes Expand<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343182 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strait-of-hormuz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strait-of-hormuz.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strait-of-hormuz-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strait-of-hormuz-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">TEHRAN \u2014 The Strait of Hormuz is no longer merely a site of naval confrontation or a threat to halt tanker traffic after the Iran-U.S. war. Tehran is now linking<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-oman-hormuz-shipping-framework-debate\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">\u00a0the normalization of shipping<\/a>\u00a0through the waterway to a broader set of demands, ranging from lifting the blockade and easing sanctions to the implementation of previous U.S. commitments, effectively seeking to turn its geographic power in Hormuz\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/strait-of-hormuz-replaced-iran-nuclear-file\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">into bargaining leverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Donya-e Eqtesad<\/em>, in interviews with four international affairs experts, described Tehran\u2019s current policy as resting on three tools: negotiations,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/fragile-pause-iran-diplomacy-deterrence\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">military deterrence and economic resistance<\/a>. Hormuz is the point where all three converge; Iran can place the normalization of traffic on the negotiating table, retain the threat of disruption as backing for diplomacy, and buy time for bargaining by enduring economic pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rahman Ghahremanpour, an international affairs analyst, said of<a href=\"https:\/\/donya-e-eqtesad.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%BE%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-64\/4290221-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the choice facing Tehran<\/a>: \u201cThere are currently two views regarding Iran\u2019s approach to U.S. economic pressure and blockade against our country: the first is escalation, and the second is a return to the agreement, with the consensus within the ruling establishment leaning more toward a return to the agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The issue, therefore, is no longer simply whether Iran can close Hormuz; the question is what it will receive in return for normalizing it again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-hormuz-postwar-us-bargaining-leverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bucharest Exhibition Commemorates Iran\u2019s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bucharest, Romania \u2013 August 22, 2026\u00a0\u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI<\/a>, held a photo exhibition in Bucharest to commemorate the anniversary of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a>\u00a0of political prisoners in Iran and to condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s continued use of the death penalty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Bucharest Exhibition Commemorates Iran&rsquo;s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_acqS78gxF28\" 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%2FacqS78gxF28%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acqS78gxF28\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-23T09:45:03Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_acqS78gxF28\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FacqS78gxF28%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Bucharest Exhibition Commemorates Iran\u2019s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/acqS78gxF28\" 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%2FacqS78gxF28%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Bucharest Exhibition Commemorates Iran&rsquo;s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bucharest, Romania \u2013 August 22, 2026 \u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance, including the NCRI and PMOI, held a photo exhibition in Bucharest to commemorate the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran and to condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s continued use of the death penalty. The exhibition honored the memory of thousands of political prisoners who were executed during the 1988 massacre and paid tribute to all those who have lost their lives in Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom and human rights. Participants called for justice for the victims and stressed the importance of preserving the memory of those who lost their lives in pursuit of freedom and democracy.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exhibition honored the memory of thousands of political prisoners who were executed during the\u00a01988 massacre\u00a0and paid tribute to all those who have lost their lives in Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom and human rights. Participants called for justice for the victims and stressed the importance of preserving the memory of those who lost their lives in pursuit of freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/08\/bucharest-exhibition-commemorates-irans-1988-massacre-and-condemns-executions\/89720\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heidelberg Rally Commemorates Iran\u2019s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1509\">Heidelberg, Germany \u2013 August 22, 2026\u00a0\u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally and photo exhibition in Heidelberg to commemorate the anniversary of the\u00a0<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1403\"><strong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1365\">1988 massacre<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of political prisoners in Iran and to condemn the ongoing use of the death penalty by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Heidelberg Rally Commemorates Iran&rsquo;s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;enablejsapi\\=1\\&amp;origin\\=https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\" id=\"WYL_0r07k3xv130\" 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%2F0r07k3xv130%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0r07k3xv130\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-23T09:22:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0r07k3xv130\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0r07k3xv130%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Heidelberg Rally Commemorates Iran\u2019s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0r07k3xv130\" 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%2F0r07k3xv130%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Heidelberg Rally Commemorates Iran&rsquo;s 1988 Massacre and Condemns Executions\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Heidelberg, Germany \u2013 August 22, 2026 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally and photo exhibition in Heidelberg to commemorate the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran and to condemn the ongoing use of the death penalty by the Iranian regime. The event honored the memory of thousands of political prisoners who were executed during the 1988 massacre and paid tribute to all those who have lost their lives in Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom and human rights. Participants called for justice for the victims and emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of those who lost their lives in pursuit of freedom and democracy.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1893\">The event honored the memory of thousands of political prisoners who were executed during the 1988 massacre and paid tribute to all those who have lost their lives in Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom and human rights. Participants called for justice for the victims and emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of those who lost their lives in pursuit of freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/08\/heidelberg-rally-commemorates-irans-1988-massacre-and-condemns-executions\/89711\/\" 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-august-23-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 23, 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST Bessent Unveils Sanctions Designed to Cripple Iran Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that the U.S. will impose punishing sanctions on countries and entities that do business with Iran &mdash; an attempt to bring the country to heel absent renewed military [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":347521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-347520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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