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Iran: Several Members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI/MEK) Arrested During Attack on Judiciary Headquarters in Tehran

- October 17, 2026

The leadership of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the country announced that several members of the organization were arrested on the evening of Friday, October 16, 2026, during clashes with security personnel from the judiciary and police patrols, while an attack was underway targeting the central headquarters of the Iranian regime’s judiciary in Tehran. According to the statement, the clashes took place at around 9 p.m. local time on Abdollahzadeh Street, off Keshavarz Boulevard, near the judiciary’s central headquarters. Resistance Units Mobilized Following Reports That Mohseni Ejei Was Heading to the Headquarters The PMOI leadership inside Iran explained that, several hours before the operation, information had been received indicating that Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, was on his way to Keshavarz Boulevard to proceed to the central headquarters. The statement added that, immediately upon receiving this info...

Iran Faces a Growing Internal Crisis

- September 15, 2026

By Chuck Wald We have passed the six-month mark of the war between the United States and the Iranian regime. Whatever Tehran’s rhetoric may suggest, its theocratic dictatorship is weaker today than at any point since its establishment in the aftermath of the 1979 Revolution. As this situation continues to unfold, it is increasingly important for Western governments and the broader international community to consider the policies needed to help bring about change driven not by foreign intervention, but by the Iranian people and their organized resistance. The country’s economy, already suffering from years of decline before the war, is now exhibiting some of its worst indicators in decades, including inflation exceeding 100 percent on key consumer goods. Predictably, these pressures have intensified factional infighting within the regime. The turmoil has been compounded by the loss of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, February 28. Khamenei has be...

The Second Tanker War: Why the U.S. Is Targeting the IRGC's Floating Economy Instead of Iran's Cities

- September 12, 2026

By: Reza Hoseani Introduction: From a City-Centered Doctrine to a Maritime Strategy The six-month war between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran has entered a phase that is strategically distinct from all previous conflicts in the Middle East. It is no longer a campaign focused on bombing cities and urban infrastructure, but a precise economic war at sea. In the largest wave of retaliatory actions since the war began, Tehran announced it had targeted ten vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after the United States sank five Iranian tankers. The development suggests Washington is deliberately avoiding strikes on urban areas to avoid alienating the Iranian public, and is instead targeting what is described as the IRGC’s economic lifeline: the shadow tanker fleet used to move billions of dollars in oil to circumvent sanctions.[1] Historical Context: A Different Kind of Tanker War This is not the first tanker war in the Gulf. During the 1984-1988 Tanker War, as part of t...

Iran’s opposition elects its tenth female secretary-general

- September 09, 2026

By EU Reporter Correspondent The election of Mahnaz Maimanat (pictured) to lead the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran highlights more than three decades of continuous female leadership within one of Iran’s principal organised opposition movements. An important development has taken place within the Iranian democratic opposition. On 6 September, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the principal organized component of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), elected Mahnaz Maimanat as its new Secretary-General, at the beginning of the organisation’s 62nd year. The election took place through three successive rounds involving PMOI members in seven countries — France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Albania. In the first round, Maimanat received 56% of the votes, ahead of Badri Pourtabbakh and Narges Azdanlou. The position is for a two-year term and may be renewed by the PMOI’s Central Council. Born in Tehran ...

Why is Tehran so hostile to a woman leading its organized opposition?

- September 09, 2026

Arranged by: Reza Hoseani Former PMOI Secretary General Zahra Merrikhi (left) raises the hand of newly elected Secretary General Mahnaz Maimanat (right) during the final voting session, Ashraf 3, September 6, 2026. On September 6, 2026, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) elected Mahnaz Maimanat as its new Secretary General. The PMOI selects its Secretary General through a three-stage election process, which involves progressively broader participation within the organization. In the first round, the members of the Central Council participate in the selection; in the second round, the heads and managers of the organization’s various sections vote. Both phases are conducted by secret ballot. The process concludes with a third and final round, in which all available members participate in an open vote by show of hands. The assembly to elect the new Secretary General was convened by Zohreh Akhyani, president of the PMOI Central Council. In the first round of votin...

Why Iran’s Future Matters for Armenia and the South Caucasus

- September 07, 2026

Shahrokh Tavakoli Iran’s domestic crisis is no longer an issue confined within its borders. For Armenia and the wider South Caucasus, the question is not only what happens inside Iran, but what kind of country Iran may become and what that change could mean for its neighbors. Armenia’s geographic and economic links with Iran make this question particularly important. Iran is an important southern neighbor, a trading partner and an overland route connecting Armenia to the wider region. Prolonged political instability in Iran could therefore affect transportation, trade and economic security beyond Iran itself. The deeper problem, however, is domestic. Inflation, declining purchasing power, unemployment and widespread social dissatisfaction have developed alongside intensified arrests, severe sentences and executions. Instead of addressing the underlying causes of public discontent through structural reform, the authorities have increasingly relied on security measures and po...

U.S.-Iran Clash: Fire Exchange, Objectives and Outcomes

- September 04, 2026

By Reza Hoseani Abstract During the first week of September 2026, after a month of relative lull, direct military confrontation between the United States and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) erupted once again. The pattern in this latest round was familiar, but more revealing than before: while simultaneously pursuing indirect negotiations through Oman, the regime was rebuilding its radar systems and strengthening its missile positions, while also preparing to lay mines along new routes in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States responded with a limited strike on Larak Island, and the IRGC retaliated by launching attacks against bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The second round of U.S. strikes, which extensively targeted radar systems and coastal infrastructure in southern Iran, carried a clear message: Iran would not be allowed to return to its strategy of threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz. 1. Military Reconstruction Under the Cover of Negotiatio...