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9 Feb 2026, 16:25

🔸On Sunday, Azar Mansouri, head of the Reform Front, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, head of the political committee of this front, and Mohsen Aminzadeh, deputy foreign minister in Mohammad Khatami's government, were arrested.
Ali Shakouri Rad, a member of the central council of the National Unity Party, Javad Emam, spokesperson for the Reform Front, and Hossein Karroubi, son of Mehdi Karroubi, were also arrested on Tuesday, February 20.
According to reports, several other members of the Reform Front have also been summoned by security agencies.
The crackdown on these individuals, whose numbers have increased over the past two days, began right after Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje'i, head of the judiciary, stated on Sunday, February 19, without naming anyone: "Those who were once with the revolution are now issuing statements; they are miserable and suffering losses."
He added: "Those who issue statements against the Islamic Republic from within are in harmony with the Zionist regime and the United States."
On Tuesday, Mohseni Eje'i continued this stance, saying: "Unfortunately, some today are in sync with the enemy, busy spreading despair and hopelessness in society and among the youth. Others are serving the criminal leaders of the Zionist regime and the United States and are targeting the pillar of the revolution, which is the guardianship, and are disrespecting our sanctities."
Ali Shakouri Rad, whose arrest was reported on Tuesday, had given a speech last week that received significant media and social media attention.
He had stated in a gathering of vice presidents that government institutions have used the method of "creating martyrs from their own forces" to obtain a "pretext for suppressing" protesters and have injected violence into society.
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🔸Iranian media reported that Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic, is set to travel to Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Tuesday, February 21, at the head of a delegation.
According to this report, Larijani is expected to discuss "the latest regional and international developments and bilateral cooperation at various levels" with Omani officials.
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🔸Unlike previous years, this year Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, held the ceremony on February 19 and met with members and commanders of the Air Force and Air Defense instead of Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic.
Khamenei's absence from this ceremony, which is a usual event celebrating the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and has always been held with the presence of the Supreme Leader, made headlines.
Abdolrahim Mousavi stated at this ceremony that he is honored to represent the leader of the revolution.
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🔸The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization reacted to speculation about transferring enriched uranium reserves abroad, stating: "It has not been on the agenda at all, and if it has been, it is because someone or some country has proposed it, thinking they could help, but this topic has not been discussed in negotiations."
Mohammad Eslami also responded on Tuesday, February 20, to a question regarding the potential dilution of 60% uranium in negotiations and its quid pro quo, saying: "This issue depends on whether all sanctions will be lifted in return."
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🔸Mohammad Jafar Qaimpanah, the executive deputy of the Iranian president, believes that the call for protests from 9 to 10 PM is "not a protest" but "a coup."
Ali Khamenei also referred to the recent protests as "sedition" in a speech on February 1, stating that what happened was "similar to a coup that was suppressed."
He had previously labeled protesters as "rioters" who need to be "put in their place."
Masoud Pezeshkian, the president, has also repeatedly referred to the recent protests as "disturbances" and identified protesters as "terrorists."
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🔸Following the remarks of one of the officials in the Islamic Republic claiming that the symbol of the lion and sun "belongs to us," the newspaper Sazandegi published this symbol in large size on the front page of its February 20, 2025 issue, calling it a symbol that is "both national and religious."
Ali Akbar Salehi, who was appointed as the head of the Iranology Foundation in March 2025, protested the use of the lion and sun symbol by "others."
As reported by the news website Mashregh, Ruhollah Khomeini had said regarding this matter: "The flag of Iran should not be the flag of the monarchy; the symbols of Iran should not be the symbols of the monarchy; they should be Islamic symbols. All ministries, all offices, must remove this accursed 'lion and sun'; the banner of Islam must be present. The remnants of tyranny must go. These are remnants of tyranny; this crown is a remnant of tyranny; the symbols of Islam must be present."

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