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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Oslo, Norway, held a rally on March 1, 2025
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Iran’s Rebellious Target Regime Centers of Corruption and Crime to Mark New Persian Year
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Iran’s rebellious youth continued their campaigns against the regime, targeting the regime’s centers of repression and corruption to mark Sizdah Bedar, reiterating the slogans “Fire answers fire” and “No to shah no to mullahs.” (Sizdah Bedar is a traditional Iranian festival celebrated on the 13th day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar).
In one of these campaigns, the rebellious youth carried out 15 operations in 14 cities under the slogan “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the mullahs,” striking centers of suppression and repression as follows:
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The Claims Made by Refling Are False and Based on Regime Propaganda.
In her article in Utrop, Solmaz Refling attempts to respond to the piece titled “Iran must look forward – not back to the Shah’s dictatorship.” The authors of that article highlight the crimes committed by the Pahlavi dictatorship in Iran and point out that the Shah’s son has never distanced himself from his father’s crimes. On the contrary, he has supported some of the most brutal figures from the Shah’s intelligence agency, SAVAK—such as Parviz Sabeti, the former deputy head of SAVAK, notorious for his inventive torture methods against political prisoners in Iran.
Reza Pahlavi has also admitted to having contacts with the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), the main force responsible for massacres of protesters and civilians in Iran. Furthermore, he has expressed a desire to rely on the IRGC to ensure “Iran’s security” after the fall of the mullahs. For all these reasons, he is not considered a democratic alternative by the Iranian people.
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The Bankruptcy of Iran’s Pension Funds: Corruption, Mismanagement, and Military Control
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Iran’s pension funds are in crisis, with millions of retirees struggling to receive their pensions. Protests by retirees have become a regular occurrence, highlighting the deep-rooted economic and structural problems plaguing these funds.
The state-run news website Bahar News recently reported on the dire situation, revealing that in the past year alone, retirees held over 70 protest rallies—an average of six per month. Among them, telecommunications retirees led the demonstrations with at least 22 rallies, followed by social security and steel industry retirees, who held 17 and 11 protests, respectively.
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U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Leaders Signal Renewed Pressure on Iran
Aerial view of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., USA.
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee convened a full hearing to discuss strategies for countering the Iranian regime’s malign activities. Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered forceful remarks emphasizing a return to the “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.
Kicking off the session, Chairman Brian Mast issued a stern warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “President Trump will work with you to peacefully end your nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program, or President Trump will destroy your nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. You get to choose the remedy, Ayatollah.”
This direct and uncompromising stance set the tone for the hearing, reinforcing the administration’s intent to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear capabilities by any means necessary.
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Trump’s Warning Puts Iran on High Alert
On March 30, Business Standard published a report titled “Iran Puts Missiles on Alert Following Donald Trump’s Warning of Massive Strikes.”
Following Donald Trump’s threat, Iran has activated its missiles in underground facilities across the country, keeping them in a launch-ready state and resistant to aerial attacks.
Beyond military threats, Trump also suggested reimplementing secondary tariffs against Iran and its trade partners. According to the U.S. president, the final decision on these economic measures depends on Tehran’s response in the coming weeks.
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Exhibition in Zurich Condemns Human Rights Violations in Iran and Backs NCRI as a Democratic Alternative
Zurich, Switzerland – March 31, 2025: An exhibition was organized to condemn human rights violations in Iran, with a particular focus on the brutal repression of political dissent. The event highlighted the alarming use of the death penalty against political prisoners, especially those affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Supporters of the PMOI exposed the Iranian regime’s systematic persecution and called for an end to executions and the immediate release of imprisoned dissidents.
Exhibition in #Zurich Condemns #HumanRightsViolations in #Iran and Backs NCRI as a Democratic Alternative #No2ShahNo2Mullahs #NCRIAlternative #FreeIran2025 https://t.co/oaI70Tmjoh
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) April 2, 2025
The organizers reiterated their commitment to establishing a democratic republic in Iran, firmly rejecting both the current theocratic regime and any potential return to monarchy under the Shah. They also expressed their support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) as a viable democratic alternative and endorsed the Ten-Point Plan of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI, as a roadmap for a free and democratic Iran.
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Also, read Iran News in Brief – April 2 , 2025