On November 28, members of the PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan, southeast Iran, launched a new campaign of anti-regime activities. In the face of intensifying repression, these activists took to the streets to condemn the regime’s corrupt economic policies and the surging wave of executions. Their message was clear: the Iranian people reject all forms of dictatorship, whether clerical or monarchical, and are determined to establish a democratic republic.
Images from the protests in Zahedan show Resistance Unit members holding handwritten placards emphasizing that Iranian society will not be cowed by the regime’s brutality. One sign starkly warned that the policy of “execution and intimidation” will be met with “fire and uprising.”
November 29—Zahedan, southeast Iran
PMOI Resistance Units resume anti-regime activities, condemning fuel price hikes and regime corruption, and rejecting both the mullahs' and shah regimes. pic.twitter.com/TTUPc84J9v— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 29, 2025
Economic plunder and the fuel price deception
The Resistance Units’ activities come in the wake of a highly controversial decision by the regime to hike fuel prices. On November 25, the cabinet of regime president Masoud Pezeshkian approved a scheme that effectively raises the price of gasoline to 50,000 rials per liter for a significant portion of the population. While the regime has attempted to disguise this move with complex regulations to avoid immediate backlash, it represents a state-sanctioned fraud against a nation already crushed by economic hardship.
Under the new resolution, subsidies are eliminated for all new domestically produced cars, imported vehicles, and government vehicles. Furthermore, individuals owning more than one car will only receive a subsidy for a single vehicle. This complex web of rules is designed to make 50,000 rials the de facto price for many drivers.
"Khamenei and his president believe that gradually increasing fuel prices will protect them from a popular uprising." pic.twitter.com/UDOwL5J26l
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 29, 2025
In Zahedan, Resistance Units exposed the reality behind this policy. Their placards warned that “gasoline price hikes spill over into other sectors and place added pressure on laborers and the underprivileged.” They further noted that “Khamenei and his president believe that gradually increasing fuel prices will protect them from a popular uprising,” a miscalculation that ignores the explosive anger of the public.
Executions: the regime’s tool for survival
To prevent uprisings, the regime has ramped up its use of capital punishment. In the first 10 months of 2025 alone, more than 1,700 executions have been carried out. The trend has accelerated recently, with 304 prisoners hanged in the Persian month of Aban (October 23 – November 21), the highest monthly figure in the last 37 years. Among the victims were eight female prisoners.
"Executions are the regime’s main tool for repression and maintaining power against the people and the organized resistance." pic.twitter.com/39SPdJaMDk
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 29, 2025
The Resistance Units in Zahedan directly addressed this wave of killings. Their placards read, “Executions are the regime’s main tool for repression and maintaining power against the people and the organized resistance.” However, they emphasized that these crimes would not silence the Baluch community, declaring, “No matter how much you execute, you can’t destroy or undermine the Baluch people.”
“No to the Crown, No to the Turban”
Finally, the Resistance Units countered the narrative propagated by remnants of the shah’s regime, who try to suggest a desire for a return to monarchy. The slogans in Zahedan proved that the Iranian people have moved beyond all forms of dictatorship.
Placards read, “Down with the oppressor, be it the shah or the supreme leader,” and “No to the crown, no to the turban, the mullahs’ time is up.” The activists reiterated that a “dictator is a dictator, whether wearing a turban or a crown,” and affirmed that the “people of Iran are determined to overthrow the clerical regime and establish a democratic republic.”
"Down with the oppressor, be it the shah or the supreme leader" pic.twitter.com/0O06CIxzti
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 29, 2025