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Healthcare workers protest in Baghmalek, Khuzestan, over poor living conditions – March 13, 2025
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Tehran’s Water Crisis Reaches Breaking Point
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The alarm bells of the “water crisis in Tehran” are ringing with deafening sounds—so much so that even the regime’s leaders and state-controlled media have been forced to acknowledge parts of the looming mega-crisis.
One headline reads: “Danger Lurking for Tehran Residents” (Khabar Online), while another states: “Water Shortage in Tehran is Serious” (Fararu). One warns: “Tehran’s Water Conditions Have Turned Red” (Shargh), and yet another goes beyond “red,” declaring: “Tehran on the Brink of Drought” (Etemad).
The regime’s Deputy Minister of Energy stated on Sunday, March 9, that the biggest crisis facing Tehran is water. “Traffic and air pollution can be resolved, but water cannot.”
He added, “We have nearly 20 million people in this region who depend on the Latian, Karaj, Lar, and Taleqan dams. Looking at the state of these dams, the water crisis in the capital is deeply concerning. If this situation continues into the summer, it will lead to serious imbalances and the potential for water cuts. Tehran, Isfahan, and Qom are in a more critical situation than other parts of the country.”
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The Decline of Iran Regime’s Regional Influence: Is Iraq Next?
Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Iranian regime has systematically expanded its network of allied representatives and proxies across the Middle East. Over the years, this strategy has yielded some success, allowing Tehran’s so-called “axis of resistance” to entrench itself in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
In September 2014, Iranian-backed Houthi militias seized control of Yemen’s largest city. Shortly thereafter, an Iranian MP boasted that his country effectively controlled four Arab capitals: Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, and Sanaa. However, the events of the past year have significantly altered the regional balance of power. Today, Tehran has largely lost control over two of these four capitals, and Hezbollah’s weakened position in Lebanon further threatens its hold on the region. Additionally, in December, opposition forces wrested control of Damascus from the Assad regime, an Iranian ally that had ruled Syria for half a century. Now, the Iranian regime fears a continuation of this domino effect.
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The Hidden Costs of Public Education in Iran
Tehran Municipality Orders The Closure Of Children Education Center
A recent viral video on social media has reignited a long-standing debate about the monetization of public education in Iran. The footage captures a heated exchange between a school principal and a student’s father.
In the video, the principal openly admits to expelling the student, citing poor academic performance as a pretext, while in reality, the true reason was the father’s inability to pay the school’s tuition fees.
The father, visibly frustrated, repeatedly questions the fairness of his child’s expulsion, asking, “Should my child be expelled simply for not paying tuition at a public school?”
The principal, undeterred, boldly states that he manages the school’s expenses through the money collected from families.
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Raheleh Rahemipour, 72, Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison
Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old justice-seeking activist, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison, according to a recent ruling by Branch 21 of the Tehran Province’s Court of Appeals. The verdict was officially communicated to her defense attorney on March 9, 2025. Raheleh Rahemipour was sentenced to three years, six months, and ten days in prison for “assembly and collusion against national security” and an additional seven months and twenty days for “propaganda against the state.” Under Article 134 of the regime’s Penal Code, which mandates that the harshest sentence be enforced in cases involving multiple charges, she will serve three years, six months, and ten days in prison.
Raheleh Rahemipour was first arrested in November 2019 and was later released. In 2020, the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced her to six years in prison.
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Anisa Fanaiyan, a Bahaii Citizen, Arrested in Semnan to Serve Prison Sentence
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, security forces in Semnan arrested Anisa Fanaiyan, a Bahaii citizen, to enforce her seven-year prison sentence. She was detained on the street and transferred to prison.
According to a ruling issued on December 4, 2024, by Branch 7 of the Semnan Court of Appeals, Anisa Fanaiyan was sentenced to seven years in prison for “forming a group with the intent to disrupt national security” and one year for “propaganda against the state.” Under sentence aggregation laws, only the seven-year prison term will be enforced as the most severe punishment.
Earlier, on March 10, 2024, Branch 1 of the Semnan Revolutionary Court issued a much harsher sentence of 16 years in prison against Anisa Fanaiyan, which included:
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The Drought Has Put Iran’s Environment at Risk
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While officials of the Iranian regime have warned about the possibility of water rationing in Tehran next summer, Issa Bozorgzadeh, the spokesperson for the regime’s water industry, stated in an interview with the state-run Mehr news agency that next year will also be a year of drought. According to this official, even if the conditions in the coming months are normal, the water year will still be classified as a drought year. Bozorgzadeh explained that even if rainfall increases, the water year—especially in Tehran Province—will still face severe water stress.
On Tuesday, March 11, Ahad VaziFeh, the head of the National Center for Climate and Drought Crisis Management at the regime’s Meteorological Organization, stated that water shortages in the summer are a serious threat and that there is a possibility of water rationing in Tehran next summer.
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Oslo, March 8, 2025: Celebrating International Women’s Day by Supporting Iran’s Women’s Resistance
Oslo, Norway – March 8, 2025: Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) took part in a rally to mark International Women’s Day, drawing attention to the grave human rights violations and ongoing executions in Iran under the current regime. The gathering condemned the Iranian regime’s systematic oppression of women, its brutal execution practices, and gender-based discrimination imposed by the mullahs.
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Stuttgart, March 8, 2025: Celebrating International Women’s Day by Supporting Iran’s Women’s Resistance
Stuttgart, Germany – March 8, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a gathering in Stuttgart to mark International Women’s Day, drawing attention to the grave human rights violations and ongoing executions in Iran under the current regime. The gathering condemned the Iranian regime’s systematic oppression of women, its brutal execution practices, and gender-based discrimination imposed by the mullahs.
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Also, read Iran News in Brief – March 12 , 2025