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Iran News in Brief – March 31, 2025

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From Life Sentence to Cemetery Tirade: How Appeasement Empowers Genocide Perpetrators in Iran

On March 24, 2025, Hamid Noury, one of the perpetrators in the massacre of more than 30,000 Iranian political prisoners in the summer of 1988, undertook a despicable act by going to Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran’s main cemetery, and engaging in boasting and ranting in Section 92.

Hamid Noury, one of the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran, threatens dissidents and former political prisoners by visiting Behesht-e Zahra cemetery: "You should have all been here but you escaped and went abroad."

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— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 30, 2025

Section 92 of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, which this ranting henchman chose for his display, is a place where some of the unnamed executed members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and freedom fighters, including victims of the 1988 massacre, are buried. The choice of this location is not accidental. Noury and his accomplices in the regime’s founder Ruhollah Khomeini’s “Death Commission” in 1988 hastily sent many of these heroes to the gallows. The presence of this henchman at that site and his insolence towards the massacred victims has only been made possible by the policy of appeasement from Western countries, which rewards criminals instead of delivering justice.

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Escalating Tensions and Economic Struggles: The Growing Internal Criticism of Iran’s Regime

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Verbal tensions between U.S. and Iranian regime officials have sharply escalated, with President Donald Trump warning that “very bad things are going to happen to Iran” if Tehran does not reach an agreement with Washington. Meanwhile, within Iran’s regime, growing dissent among officials and analysts signals increasing frustration with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s policies.

Although few within the regime dare to criticize Khamenei directly, many officials have begun issuing veiled warnings about the consequences of the current trajectory. They argue that unless significant policy changes are made, the system is headed toward collapse.

Masoud Roghani Zanjani, a former head of the Planning and Budget Organization, recently made a striking remark in an interview, stating that Khamenei is opposed to the welfare of the Iranian people—a rare and bold statement from within the regime. Similarly, Mohammad Hossein Adeli, former governor of the Central Bank of Iran under President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has highlighted the severe economic toll of Iran’s tensions with the U.S.

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US Sanctions Push Iran Regime’s Trade Relations to the Brink

Gibraltar Police Arrest Captain of Iranian Tanker Smuggling Oil to Syria

The former Iranian ambassador to Germany, Japan, and Brazil has acknowledged that U.S. sanctions have not only severely constrained the Iranian regime’s economic interactions with Europe but have also nearly halted its trade relations with East Asia.

Ali Majedi, speaking to the ILNA news agency on Saturday, March 29, highlighted the rupture in cooperation between major Asian economies and the regime. He stated, “Currently, East Asia is not working with us at all, except for China and perhaps a few countries to which we have very limited exports.”

According to Majedi, developed nations such as Japan, South Korea, and, more recently, India—the world’s fifth-largest economy—have reduced their trade engagements with the regime to a minimum. In discussions with members of the regime’s Chamber of Commerce, he specifically noted that both economic and political interactions with Japan have been “suspended.”

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Surging Inflation in the New Iranian Year

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In the early days of the new Iranian year (which began on March 21), Iran’s economy is grappling with crises such as the rapid depreciation of the national currency, a lack of investment, inflation of at least 35%, a noticeable decline in people’s purchasing power, and issues arising from energy imbalances.

The Research Center of the Iranian Parliament previously reported that in the year 1404 (starting March 21, 2025), Iran’s economy will face serious challenges, including declining economic growth, rising inflation, and increasing poverty.

These economic issues, combined with sanctions and the regime’s diplomatic crises, have led many experts—and even some government officials in Iran—to warn about the country’s economic situation in 1404 (2025).

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Cancer Surge in Iran; Cases Expected to Double in 15 Years

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Jafar Jandaghi, the director of the Center for Non-Communicable Disease Management at Iran’s Ministry of Health, stated that the number of cancer-related deaths in the country will double within the next 15 years.

According to him, 79,000 people die from cancer in Iran each year. This statistic comes at a time when rising drug prices have made the treatment of chronic illnesses, such as cancer, accessible only to a privileged economic class.

In 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the number of new cancer cases worldwide will exceed 35 million by 2050.

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MEK Supporters Hold Exhibition in Schwerin to Highlight Human Rights Violations in Iran and Support Political Prisoners

Schwerin, Germany – March 29, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition to highlight human rights violations in Iran. The event focused on the country’s dire human rights situation, with particular attention to the plight of political prisoners facing death sentences.

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Heidelberg, March 29, 2025: MEK Supporters Host Exhibition to Denounce Human Rights Abuses in Iran

Heidelberg, Germany – March 29, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition to highlight the Iranian regime’s worsening human rights violations and to show solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution.

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