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Protest and sit-in by National Housing applicants at the Road and Urban Development Office in Arak, July 12, 2025
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Iranian Opposition Leader — ‘Regime Change Within Reach,’ Collapse ‘Closer Than Ever’
In the wake of last month’s unprecedented 12-day war between Israel and Iran — which saw Israeli and U.S. forces directly strike Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and military apparatus for the first time — Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi declared that regime change in the Islamic Republic is “realistic,” “within reach,” and “long overdue,” laying out her exiled movement’s strategy to topple the clerical regime and usher in a democratic future.
In an exclusive interview, Rajavi — the Paris-based president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a political umbrella group representing a coalition of Iranian opposition movements led by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) — addressed the growing uncertainty over Iran’s future as the regime faces an unprecedented convergence of crises and mounting calls for regime change.
Under The Shadow of War, Iran’s Regime Unleashes a New Reign of Terror on Political Prisoners
As the dust settles on the recent 12-day conflict, the Iranian regime has turned its focus inward, exploiting the fog of war to escalate its brutal crackdown on political dissidents and the organized opposition. Besieged by crises at home and abroad, and terrified of another popular uprising, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is using the pretext of national security to unleash a wave of executions, torture, and repression that carries the chilling echoes of the 1988 massacre. This is not a new conflict, but a cynical intensification of the regime’s long-standing war against the Iranian people.
The regime is not hiding its intentions. In a horrifying development, state-controlled media outlets are openly calling for a repeat of the 1988 massacre, in which an estimated 30,000 political prisoners, the vast majority affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), were executed in a matter of weeks by so-called “Death Committees.”
Tehran’s Desperate Nuclear Bluff to Hide Weakness and Deceive the World
In a move that exposes its profound weakness and internal fractures, the Iranian regime has suspended all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). While Tehran attempts to frame this as an act of defiance, it is nothing more than a desperate gambit by a cornered and crumbling regime to conceal the truth about its damaged nuclear program and create false leverage for future negotiations.
This dangerous policy, initiated with a law passed by the regime’s parliament on June 24 and swiftly signed by the new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, is a reckless gamble that is already backfiring, exposing the regime’s duplicity to the international community.
Humanitarian Crisis in Qarchak Prison: Lives of Political Prisoners at Risk
Women Political prisoners recently transferred from Evin Prison to Qarchak Prison in Varamin are being held under dire, inhumane, and dangerously substandard conditions. Their health, dignity, and even their lives are now under serious and immediate threat. The transfer followed the destruction of Evin Prison on June 23, 2025. The women were relocated not to a prepared facility, but to a neglected hall in Qarchak Prison, formerly used to detain drug-dependent inmates.
The space was in a state of extreme filth, filled with the stench of rot, rodent infestation, and completely lacking ventilation. The prisoners themselves—without any official assistance—have worked to clean the area to the extent possible. Nevertheless, the conditions remain unacceptable and constitute a flagrant violation of basic human rights.
Hoda Mehreganfar, 38, Denied Much Needed Medical Care in Adelabad Prison
Hoda Mehreganfar, a 38-year-old electronics engineer and political prisoner, has been held in legal limbo for over eight months in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz without a court hearing.
Despite suffering from a serious abdominal condition, she has been systematically denied access to proper medical care and is facing escalating physical and psychological pressure.
Hoda Mehreganfar has been diagnosed with an abdominal cyst and, according to physicians, requires immediate sonography and specialized medical evaluation outside the prison.
Iran’s Parliament Approves Harsh Anti-Espionage Law Amid Strategic Weakness and Domestic Unrest
In a sweeping move aimed at consolidating control and projecting force, the Iranian regime’s parliament on July 13 approved the final version of a law titled the “Intensification of Punishment for Espionage and Cooperation with Hostile States”—a bill that imposes the death penalty and asset seizure for a broad range of perceived “collaborations” with foreign entities, including the United States and Israel.
The law, passed with overwhelming votes in multiple articles, declares any intelligence or operational activity for Israel, the U.S., or any “hostile state or group” punishable by execution. “From now on,” as Tasnim News reported, “any direct or indirect assistance that strengthens or legitimizes the Zionist regime will be met with capital punishment.”
Iran’s state media emphasized that this law is part of an urgent effort to “safeguard national security,” but analysts say its true aim lies elsewhere: a regime bruised by strategic defeat abroad and instability at home is now using extreme repression to deter dissent, intimidate the public, and boost the morale of its own security forces.
Tightening Global Pressure on Iran’s Regime Nuclear Program
As the Iranian regime’s nuclear program has come under heightened global scrutiny following the 12-day war with Israel, international sources report mounting overt and covert pressure on Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. Simultaneously, Tehran’s contradictory stances have added complexity and tension to the issue.
The news website Axios reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently, in communications with Iranian regime officials as well as with Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, supported a plan under which Iran would have no right to enrich uranium. According to the outlet, Moscow has asked Tehran in secret negotiations to agree to this proposal.
Recession And Collapse in Iran’s Financial Markets Continue
The 12-day war and its fragile ceasefire have deepened the structural crises of Iran’s economy. The already ailing economy, previously suffering from severe imbalances in energy, banking, currency, and pension systems, is now trapped in deeper instability, a severe recession, and growing challenges. Following the Iran-Israel conflict, financial markets entered a recession. The insecure environment and the unstable ceasefire have brought trading to a halt, inflicting serious damage on the economy. With the outbreak of the war, exchange rates surged, and the price of the US dollar even surpassed 950,000 rials. Despite currency interventions and a security clampdown, rates have not returned to pre-war levels.
Heidelberg Exhibition Condemns Iranian Human Rights Abuses, Calls for Global Action
Heidelberg, Germany – July 12, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition to condemn the escalating human rights abuses by the Iranian regime, particularly the rising number of death sentences imposed on political prisoners.
The event strongly condemned the regime’s systemic repression and called for the immediate release of all political detainees. Attendees honored the martyrs of the Iranian Revolution—those who were executed or lost their lives during uprisings for freedom and justice.
Paris Exhibition Spotlights Iran’s Growing Human Rights Violations and Urges Global Action
Paris, France – July 12, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition to condemn the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses, focusing particularly on the recent rise in executions nationwide.
Bournemouth Exhibition Backs Maryam Rajavi’s Third Option for Democratic Change in Iran
Bournemouth, UK — July 12, 2025: In a powerful show of civic engagement, the Academics in Exile Association held its first public campaign in Bournemouth as part of its “No to Executions” initiative. The event featured a photo exhibition and bookstall highlighting the Iranian regime’s escalating use of executions, particularly against political prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).