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Iran regime MP acknowledges the dire economic condition People in line to buy frozen meat in Iran (File Photo) Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 2, 2019  -  As the U.S.-imposed sanctions on the criminal regime of the mullahs ruling Iran set in, and more and more of the regime’s officials are swept into the sanctions’ list, pressure on the regime mounts and voices from inside the government get louder in defying the regime’s destructive and malign policies in the region. One Iran Majlis (parliament) member voiced the concern of the dire economic situation in the country. “Without hesitation, I must say that the people are dissatisfied of us and very concerned. This discontent does not realize who is left and who is right and ignores both the reformists and the principalists altogether. We are all in the same boat and unfortunately, everyone is punching one more nail to the bottom of this boat, driving it to its demise,” said Gholamreza Tajgardoon, a Ma...

Washington Times: Iranian opposition “Resistance Units” inside the country Iranian opposition group PMOI MEK’s network of Resistance Units inside Iran are very active Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 1, 2019  -  The activities of “ Resistance Units ” associated to the Iranian opposition group Peoples’ Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ) have caught the attention of some well-known international news media outlets to the extent and the widespread reach of their operations across Iran. One such coverage is by The Washington Times. In an article published on July 24, the WT wrote, the MEK has expanded its “Resistance Units,” over the past year and they have been very active in all cities across Iran, informing and assisting the public on ways to resist the regime. Their demonstrations include setting fire to large photos of Iranian regime Supreme Leader  Ali Khamenei  and the mullahs’ president Hassan Rouhani in busy districts of Tehra...

Iran student activist arrested, jailed Iranian student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh was arrested for participating in a peaceful demonstration Reported by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 1, 2019  -  A university student activist is reported to have been arrested in her house and sent to the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran, according to the Harana website. Ms. Leila Hossainzadeh, a student of anthropology, was arrested on July 28 by agents of the regime’s notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security ( MOIS ), for taking part in a peaceful student protest last year. On June 24, she was sentenced by Tehran’s appeals court to two and a half years of imprisonment along with hard labor, and two more years of probation and being barred from traveling outside the country. Ms. Hosseinzadeh, who served as the secretary of Tehran University students’ central council, was arrested during the nationwide uprisings in 2018. She was later released on bail. On March 7, 2018, H...

Amnesty International Urges Action Over Iran’s 1988 Massacre By Pooya Stone,  01 AUG 2019 Amnesty International has released a  statement  condemning the recent comments by a senior Iranian official defending the 1988 prison massacres and pointing out that the comments confirm that the regime has been breaking international human rights laws for over 30 years and give a sense of the sense of impunity those involved have been enjoying. Mostafa Pour Mohammadi, advisor to Iran’s head of the judiciary and a former minister of justice, accused those seeking justice for the massacre, including survivors, family members of the victims, and human rights defenders, of “terrorism” and “collusion” with Iran’s enemies, even threatening them with prosecution or the extermination of the Iranian Resistance. Worryingly, this was what the Regime before the  1988 massacres . Pour Mohammadi, who sat on the Death Commissions during the massacre and sent thousands to t...

https://women.ncr-iran.org/2019/08/01/zahra-akbari-nejad-dorcheh-wife-of-political-prisoner-arrested/ Zahra Akbari-Nejad Dorcheh, Wife Of Political Prisoner, Arrested Evin prison Aug 1, 2019 Zahra Akbari-Nejad Dorcheh, the wife of political prisoner Abolghassem Fouladvand, was arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. On July 23, 2019, Ministry of Intelligence agents attacked the house of political prisoner Abolghassem Fouladvand without obtaining any warrants and arrested his wife, Zahra Akbari-Nejad Dorcheh. 48 hours after her arrest, in a brief and controlled telephone call to her relatives, Mrs. Akbari-Nejad Dorcheh announced that she is being held in Ward 4 of Evin Prison. Mrs. Zahra Akbari-Nejad Dorcheh, 49, has a number of illnesses, including heart disease. She is also under anticonvulsant treatment.  Abolghassem Fouladvand  is a supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI /MEK), who has been in prison ...

U.S. Treasury Dept. sanctions mullahs’ foreign minister Zarif The United States Treasury Department's designation of Iran regime FM Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 1, 2019  - The United States Treasury Department issued a statement on Wednesday designating the Iranian regime’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif in the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals List.” Senior U.S. administration officials talking to the media say this designation was due to Zarif's actions on behalf of Iranian regime Supreme Leader  Ali Khamenei , whom the administration sanctioned back in late June. Reports indicate these U.S. sanctions bar Zarif from visiting the U.S. or making transactions through the U.S. banking system. It is worth noting that Zarif is a member of the regime’s “Supreme National Security Council,” the body presiding over decisions regarding the regime’s foreign terrorist initiatives. This makes Zarif an accomplice in all of the r...

Experts Assembly members demand to form of a secret government Members of the Iranian regime’s so-called Assembly of Experts!!! Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 1, 2019  - Ezatollah Zarghami, member of the High Council of Cyberspace revealed, "Some members of the Experts Assembly have suggested to [Iranian regime supreme leader Ali]  Khamenei  that his subordinate institutions take care of some of the economic duties of [Hassan] Rouhani's government and assemble a secret government." In this regard, IRGC-run Fars News Agency wrote, "On Tuesday, July 29, Zarghami explained the reason for this suggestion as such: 'The members of the Experts Assembly noticed that the country isn't being run. They said now that it's not being run, a secret government should be assembled, the institutions under the control of [Khamenei] including the Foundation of the Poor and the organization for ‘Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order’ should come and take o...

The U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Regime’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Written by  Shahriar Kia  on  01 August 2019 . The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the Iranian regime’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. “Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran’s Supreme Leader and is the regime’s primary spokesperson around the world. The United States is sending a clear message to the Iranian regime that its recent behavior is completely unacceptable,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. Mnuchin said Zarif used social media to spread Iranian “propaganda and disinformation” while the regime does not allow its citizens to use such mediums themselves. Mohammad Mohaddessin, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said in a tweet on Wednesday: Zarif and his ministry’s role is to justify suppression, the export of terrorism and warmongering. He boasts of be...