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Iran News in Brief-Articles and Videos Iran News in Brief – April 2, 2026
Written by Sedighe Shahrokhi
2nd April 2026
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Mashhad, Qeshm – April 1, 2026 strikes and explosions recorded by local people THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 01:30 PM CEST
“The Enemy Is in Tehran!”
In these dramatic days of war, the bloodstained regime of the theocratic dictatorship still in power in Iran has hanged four members of the People’s Mojahedin: Mohammad Taghavi, in his fifties, and Akbar Daneshvar, in his sixties, executed on March 30; Puya Ghobadi, aged thirty-three, and Babak Alipour, aged thirty-four, on March 31.
As early as 1980, Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the regime, had declared that “the enemy is here, in Tehran,” identifying the People’s Mojahedin as the most serious threat to his reactionary regime. That logic of the “primary enemy” has never changed. Those who do not pretend otherwise know full well that the real opponent of the mullahs’ regime is the Iranian people and their organized resistance. The regime, even in its decline, cannot afford to ignore this, because it represents its very negation.
If the regime’s actions and behavior, together with decades of appeasement policies, have contributed to igniting the war in Iran, the arrival of a spring of revolution remains inevitable; it will come.
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We Seek Not Power, But the Transfer of Power to the Iranian People
As conflict and instability intensify, Maryam Rajavi, a leader of the Iranian opposition, sets out a proposed path from regime collapse to elections, and insists the country rejects both theocracy and monarchy as competing forms of dictatorship. No country in the past 5 decades has been the source of crisis and tension in the region and the world as much as Iran. What is the reason and what is the solution?
Maryam Rajavi: The religious dictatorship in Iran does not belong to the twenty-first century. It is a medieval regime that has neither the capacity nor the will to respond to the demands of its people. The people demand its overthrow, and it can only survive through internal repression, the export of terrorism, and warmongering. We have always said this regime is unreformable and is seeking to obtain a nuclear bomb, and that if this regime were to abandon these policies for even one day, it would rapidly collapse.
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Iran’s Regime Upholds Death Sentence for Political Prisoner Charged with PMOI Membership
In tandem with a brutal wave of political executions, the Iranian regime’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of political prisoner Mansour Jamali. The 55-year-old from Urmia now faces an imminent risk of execution on fabricated charges of “Moharebeh” (waging war against God) on charges of “membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).”
Jamali’s confirmation follows a bloody 48-hour period on March 30 and 31, 2026, during which the regime hanged four PMOI members. While Tehran attempts to project power through the physical elimination of its organized opposition, these state-sanctioned murders are actually a symptom of profound, terminal weakness. Terrified by recent nationwide uprisings and the sudden loss of its supreme leader, the regime is using the domestic chaos to conduct a desperate purge. This unyielding bloodthirst makes the immediate intervention of the international community an imperative.
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Iranian Regime Launches Execution Spree Over Growing Fears of Another Uprising: ‘Existential Threat’
Iran has unleashed several new executions — with many more expected to come — over fears of another citizen-led uprising as the embattled regime fights for survival in its war against the US and Israel. At least four members from the anti-regime organization, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, were executed in the last 48 hours, according to The National Council of Resistance of Iran.
Mohammad Mohaddessin, NCRI’s Foreign Affairs Committee chair, said the four executions were a message from the theocratic, and highly repressive, regime in an effort to “intimidate” and “exert control,” the Daily Mail reported.
“The execution of four PMOI members, amid an external war is a clear admission by the regime that it views the Iranian people and the organized Resistance as its principal enemy and an existential threat,” Mohaddessin said in a briefing Wednesday.
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“I Will Not Bow Down”: The Letters of PMOI Martyr Babak Alipour
On the morning of March 31, 2026, the Iranian regime executed 34-year-old law graduate and political prisoner Babak Alipour, alongside his fellow inmate Pouya Ghobadi. Their hangings came just 24 hours after the executions of two other members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from the exact same case. Yet, while the ruling clerics used the gallows to physically eliminate Babak, newly released handwritten letters penned during his imprisonment prove that the regime completely failed to crush his spirit.
Babak’s writings from inside the Greater Tehran and Ghezel Hesar prisons offer a profound glimpse into the mind of a young, educated Iranian who knowingly sacrificed his life for a free, democratic, and secular Iran. His words stand as a powerful testament to the resilience of the Iranian Resistance and a direct defiance of the mullahs’ dictatorship.
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Resistance Units Commemorate PMOI Martyrs, Defy Regime’s Wave of Executions
In a brutal escalation of state-sanctioned murder, the Iranian regime executed four political prisoners and members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) over a bloody two-day period. However, the ruling establishment’s desperate attempt to terrorize a restless society has completely backfired. Rather than instilling fear, the executions have only deepened the resolve of PMOI Resistance Units across Iran.
On March 31, 2026, Resistance Units openly commemorated the executed martyrs—Mohammad Taghavi, Ali Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar, Babak Alipour, and Pouya Ghobadi. Activists laid flowers, held placards, and installed posters in public spaces across major cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj, Isfahan, and Mashhad. Defying the regime’s security apparatus, they left messages honoring the victims who “stood heroically and kissed the executioner’s noose.” In Tehran, messages placed on vehicles read, “We swear on the blood of our comrades Akbar Daneshvarkar and Mohammad Taghavi that we will stand till the end and continue their path until victory.”
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Iran’s Internet Blackout Enters 33th Day Amid Deepening Economic Strain
Iran’s sweeping internet blackout has entered its twentieth consecutive day, marking the longest disruption of online access ever recorded in the country and intensifying concerns over its far-reaching economic and social consequences.
According to the internet monitoring group NetBlocks, public access to the internet in Iran has been restricted for more than 744 hours. This unprecedented duration surpasses previous shutdowns, including the blackout imposed during nationwide protests in late 2023, which ended just before reaching the 20-day threshold.
At the time, Iran regime’s Minister of Communications, Sattar Hashemi, had acknowledged that approximately 20 days represents the upper limit of resilience for internet-based businesses. He warned that prolonged disruptions could severely damage the digital economy, placing the livelihoods of nearly 10 million people—directly and indirectly employed in the sector—at serious risk.
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Global Reactions to Execution of Four PMOI Members in Iran
Following the execution of four political prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), a broad wave of international reactions and condemnations has emerged, all warning against this action.
On Monday, March 30, Mohammad Taghavi and Akbar Daneshvarkar were executed, followed on the morning of Tuesday, March 31, by two other political prisoners, Babak Alipour and Pouya Ghobadi. The event has intensified concerns about the escalation of repression in Iran.
At the same time, political figures and human rights organizations, pointing to the risk facing other political prisoners, have called for urgent action by the international community to stop this trend.
Reuters reported that two prisoners were executed on Tuesday on charges of ties to the PMOI/MEK, noting that two similar executions had also taken place on Monday.
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Iran: Executions, Mass Arrests, and Intensified Judicial Pressure in Late February and March 2026
In late February and March 2026, a set of field data, identified cases, recorded statistics, and official statements indicates that repression in Iran has continued simultaneously across multiple dimensions, including executions, widespread arrests, pressure on prisoners, restrictions on access to legal counsel, and judicial and economic measures against individuals. Severe restrictions on information and the lack of official disclosure regarding many cases have made it difficult to fully assess the scope of these developments.
Ahmadreza Radan, Commander-in-Chief of the Law Enforcement Forces, stated in a live interview on state television on March 10, 2026: “If someone takes to the streets at the behest of the enemy, we do not consider them a protester or anything of that sort. We consider them an enemy, and we deal with them as we deal with an enemy. All our forces are ready, with fingers on the trigger, to defend the revolution and support the people and the country.”
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MEK Supporters Rally in Berlin and Hamburg to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Hamburg to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners Watch this video on YouTube
March 31, 2026 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held rallies in Berlin and Hamburg to condemn the execution of political prisoners by the Iranian regime.
March 31, 2026: MEK Supporters Rally in Berlin to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners Watch this video on YouTube
In Berlin, demonstrators gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, while a parallel protest took place in Hamburg, as participants honored Babak Alipour and Pouya Ghobadi, executed on Tuesday, March 31. The rallies also commemorated Mohammad Taghavi and Akbar Daneshvarkar, who were executed a day earlier, highlighting a rapid escalation in executions targeting MEK political prisoners.
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Renewed Protests in Washington and Across U.S. Condemn Latest Executions of MEK Political Prisoners March 31, 2026 — Iranian-American communities and supporters of the Iranian Resistance staged renewed protests across the United States following the execution of two additional political prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Renewed Protests in Washington and Across U.S. Condemn Latest Executions of MEK Political Prisoners #StopExecutionsInIran #NoImpunity4Mullahs https://t.co/V1tZ7LUqIU
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) April 1, 2026
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MEK Supporters Rally in Ottawa and Toronto to Condemn Latest Executions of Political Prisoners March 31, 2026 — Iranian communities in Canada held coordinated protests in Ottawa and Toronto to condemn the execution of political prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
1-MEK supporters rally in Ottawa on March 31 to honor #Babak_Alipour and #Pouya_Ghobad, executed by Iran’s regime. They warn rising executions show fear of resistance and urge global action to stop this brutality. #StopExecutionsInIran #NoImpunity4Mullahs pic.twitter.com/LvWnJ3eFeK
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) April 1, 2026
In both cities, demonstrators gathered to honor Babak Alipour, 34, and Pouya Ghobadi, 33, who were executed on Tuesday, March 31, by Iranian authorities. The rallies also commemorated the execution of two other PMOI members, Mohammad Taghavi, 59, and Akbar Daneshvarkar, 58, carried out the previous day, underscoring a sharp escalation in the regime’s use of capital punishment against political prisoners.
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