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Iran: Atrocities continue as mullahs feel pressure from four corners Iran under the mullahs’ regime ranks first in the world in executions per capita Reported by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 10, 2019  -  Sanctions, economic pressures, and internal unrest against the mullahs’ regime ruling Iran is biting and pushing the clerical regime toward its demise. This, according to some confidential internal reports, is affecting the morale of the Iranian forces and some officials driving them to quit, defect, or even escape the country. To tackle this problem, and to prop up the eroding morals of the regime’s lower ranks, the regime is resorting to more repressive measures including more executions, arrests, tortures and even killing porters in cold blood. Just this last Wednesday, five more prisoners were hanged in only one day in the notorious Gohardasht (Rajaie-Shahr) Prison, in the city of Karaj, northwest of Tehran. The names of those executed were announced as Mohammad-Re...

Iranian regime official slams Rouhani and Zarif for their failures Iranian regime president Hassan Rouhani – Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of Keyhan daily, known as the mouthpiece of Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 10, 2019  - In another episode of in-fighting among Iranian regime officials, Hossein Shariatmadari, the de facto spokesperson of Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei in  Keyhan  daily, attacked regime President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. "You had promised that you would uphold the dignity of the [Iranian regime] passport, but today, when your foreign minister goes to UN headquarters in New York, he's only allowed to move in an 800-square-meter area, and the U.S. has passed the law to prohibit traveling to Iran," Shariatmadari wrote. His remarks come on the heels of  new U.S. sanctions against Zarif  because of his role in perpetrating c...

Why all the cries of fear by Iran’s officials? Crackdown on women in Iran under the mullahs’ regime Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 9, 2019  - Following the Iranian regime’s economic dilemma due to decades of mismanagement, international sanctions and blatant corruption, the situation of the ruling apparatus has become so complicated that a rather small issue like the dress code can swiftly become a matter of national security for the regime. While senior Iranian officials, such as President Hassan Rouhani or the Supreme Leader  Ali Khamenei  himself, don’t miss an opportunity to express how stable and powerful their regime is, different voices are becoming louder every day. On August 4, following the  blacklisting  of the mullahs Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zari, government spokesman Ali Rabiei, a former labor minister, expressed his concerns about the Iranian opposition. “The presence of the anti-revolutionaries in the White House h...

Iranian regime president reveals his true colors Iranian regime President Hassan Rouhani Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 10, 2019  - In recent remarks aired by national television, Hassan Rouhani, president of the Iranian regime, revealed the true nature of his so-called "moderate" and "centrist" regime. "We  down American drones  and take pleasure in it," Rouhani said. Rouhani's remarks on national TV: "That we can down a modern American drone is a talent. Our second talent is that we downed it with our own missiles, and our third talent was that we used our own radar system to search for the drone. That we were able to lock on target with our own system is our fourth talent. This is very valuable to us. We down the American drone and take pleasure in it!" Rouhani also spoke about the strain caused by the unprecedented sanctions against his regime, saying, "Never before in the past 40 years had we been sanctione...

A quarter of Khamenei's fortune would be enough to cover Iran's budget deficit Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 2019  - How do the mullahs run Iran? Do you know how much is the government's budget for the current Persian calendar year (March 2019-March 2020)? According to state-run Jahan-e Sanat newspaper, which quoted the vice president of the Planning and Budget Organization, the year's budget amounts to 448 trillion tomans (approx. $37bn). This budget was passed based on the sale of 300,000 barrels of oil per day. The budget of the previous year was passed based on the sale of 1.5 million barrels of oil per day, and the year before that, the budget was based on 2.68 million barrels of oil per day. Now, the ruling mullahs have suddenly remembered that the government has a 150-billion-toman budget deficit. Because of their destructive terrorist policies and their violent meddling in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and other countries, they can't sell ...

Women Entering Stadiums Opposed By Attorney-General In Iran Aug 10, 2019_  With the World Federation of Football Federation ( FIFA )   setting a deadline   for Iranian women entering the stadiums to watch football matches in Iran, this issue has again become a trending topic of the day. However, the Attorney-General and the religious authorities of the mullahs’ regime continue to oppose the subject. Attorney-General of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri opposed the topic of women entering sports stadiums and said, “Do you think this a simple matter when FIFA officially announced that if women are not allowed to enter the stadiums they will ban Iran from attending international matches? That is not an easy thing to say. What business is it of FIFA for a country where 10, 500, 1000, or 5000 spectators go to watch football that a number of them have to be women?” The Attorney-General added, “Do they feel sorry for women when they are pining for women to be allowe...

Collective Suicides Of Two Families In Less Than A Week In Yazd And Neyriz Aug 9, 2019_ Amid the shocking news of the  social harms in Iran  under the mullahs’ rule, the collective suicides of two families in less than a week has wounded the conscience of the Iranian society. A mother and her 11-year-old daughter ended their lives by consuming  aluminum phosphide  on Friday, August 2, 2019, in  Neyriz , Fars Province. On Saturday, August 3, 2019, following the suicide of this mother and daughter, the father of the family also killed himself in a deliberate accident with a semi-trailer truck. Five days earlier, Iranian official media had reported another collective suicide in  Yazd . On Sunday, July 28, 2019, four members of a family committed mass suicide. The mother of this family ended her life with a high dose of insulin injections. The three children of the family, after informing the emergency, also committed suicide by consuming a...

Iranian state-run media terrified of MEK's internet influence Keyhan daily editor-in-chief Hossein Shariatmadari Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 9, 2019  - The state-run Keyhan newspaper shed light on the Iranian regime’s fear of the Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ).  “Everyone saw the picture of the MEK cyber army in Albania which was published days ago and realized how close they are to our children… our cultural and virtual authorities are in a deep slumber. The MEK has infiltrated our houses and has a huge impact on the youth. In a single unit, they have 1,500 people pumping inhumane thoughts to our people. Now the question is who has paved the way for the MEK and gave them the entrance key?” the Keyhan piece asked with great concerns. It is worth noting that the Keyhan daily is known as the mouthpiece of Iranian regime Supreme Leader  Ali Khamenei .

Iranian Student Activist Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison Written by  Mohammad Sadat Khansari  on  09 August 2019 . The regime’s Appeals Court in Tehran Province upheld the conviction of student activist Sina Darvish Omran. Darvish Omran, a student of German language translation at Tehran University, had been sentenced in June by the regime’s Revolutionary Court to eight years in prison and banned from political activity or participation in political parties, cyberspace, media, and press activities. Reports indicate that the trial of Marzieh Amiri, another student activist, and journalist, will also take place next week. Amiri was among tens activists who were beaten and arrested during the International Labor Day demonstration in front of the Majlis (Parliament) on May 1, 2019. Branch 6 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court has charged Marzieh with "collusion and propaganda against the regime" and "disturbing public order." Ms. Amiri, a senior stude...

Iran Faces a Shortage of 150,000 Nurses as Health Workers Leave Country Written by  Hamideh Taati  on  09 August 2019 . The head of Iran's Nursing Organization admitted on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, that Iran is facing a shortage of 150,000 nurses due to the emigration of Iranian nurses. The reason for nurses leaving the country, the official said, is low salaries in Iran, adding, "Everyday, the emigration of nurses from Iran is increasing because Iranian nurses are welcomed in foreign countries." "We are looking to give hope to 60,000 nursing students, but it would be noted, if our nurses get $250 [monthly] in Iran, Arab countries give them $2,500," Asghar Dalvandi added. His remarks were published by the Fars News Agency, affiliated to the regime’s Revolutionary Guards. In June 2019, the regime’s Deputy Health Minister said Iran was suffering from a "serious shortage of physicians” as thousands of local doctors have emigrated. Iraj Harirch...

Iran: U.S. influenced by MEK directions during uprisings Image of college students demonstrating during the Dec 2017/Jan 2018 uprising (File Photo) Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 9, 2019  - Abbas Mousavi, spokesman for the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed regime affiliates on Wednesday in the University of Kharazmi, shedding light on the regime’s concerns over the Iranian opposition, People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ). “Today, the pressure [on the regime], the psychological and economic initiatives and war, have increased and the enemy was able to place a deep impact on our public opinion via social media. This has made the situation [for the regime] more complex,” he said. “They are now sitting in their planning and operation rooms, spreading rumors, lies, allegations and psychological rhetoric, and they also operate inside the country. We saw this back in 2018 when they caused strife in more than 100 of...

Women’s Rights And Labor Activists In The Clerical Regime’s Jails Aug 9, 2019 -  Two women’s rights activists,   Maryam Mohammadi, and Esrin Derkaleh , have been moved from the Intelligence Ministry Ward 209 in Evin Prison to the Women’s Ward. The two women’s rights activists had been active in the field of women’s empowerment and women’s literacy. They spoke on the International Women’s Day to a gathering held by the Voice of Iranian Women’s Association (Neda-ye-Zanan-e Iran) and talked about women as being the main driving force in the protests and also about 40 years of women’s movement in Iran. In another development, Nasrin Javadi who had been arrested on May 1 st  demonstrations in Tehran was summoned to the 26 th  Branch of Tehran’s Court on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. The court accused her of disrupting public order and of association and collusion against national security, as well as of propaganda against the state. Simultaneous with the first he...

Maria Candida Almeida Addresses International Women’s Conference At Ashraf 3 Aug 8, 2019 Maria Candida Almeida, Deputy Attorney General of Portugal until 2019, attended the 5-day events of  the Iranian Resistance’s annual gatherings  in Ashaf 3, Albania. She was former Attorney General until 2015 and the first Magistrate of Portugal and Magistrate for 45 years. In this video, she has addressed an international women’s conference on July 14, 2019, entitled, “ Women in the Iranian Resistance , Defying the misogynist regime, Paying the price for freedom.” Maria Candida Almeida said, “You can overcome any obstacle and reach any goal because you are determined and have shown the strength and the knowledge of women.”

Iran Regime Is Jamming GPS Signals in Strait of Hormuz to Disrupt Commercial Shipping Written by  Amir Taghati  on  08 August 2019 . The United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about threats by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with. Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of "unknown entities falsely claiming to be the US or coalition warships." The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran since May, including the Iranian regime's seizure of the United Kingdom-flagged M/V STENA IMPERO and the detention and subsequent release of the Liberian-flagged M/V MESDAR, CNN reported. It said that during "at least two" recent encounters involving the Iranian regime's military forces, "vessels reported GPS in...

Iranian Regime Hackers Suspected of Cyber Intrusions in Bahrain Written by  Shahriar Kia  on  08 August 2019 . Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated critical infrastructure and government computers in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain within the last month, raising fears among leaders in the region that Tehran is stepping up its cyberattacks amid growing tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The intrusions, according to people familiar with them, rose above the normal level of the Iranian regime's cyber activity in the region. On Monday, hackers broke into the systems of Bahrain’s National Security Agency—the country’s main criminal investigative authority—as well as the Ministry of Interior and the first deputy prime minister’s office, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. On July 25, Bahrain authorities identified intrusions into its Electricity and Water Authority. The hackers shut down several systems in what the au...