If true, (is newsweek a reliable source for Iran coverage?) this would be an immensely risky and possibly stupid move. If they will kill you for protesting what deters you from terrorism and assassination?
It's always worth checking the bylines on Newsweek articles and trying to trace back where the writers came from. For awhile, most of the Newsweek stories I saw were written by people with SEO backgrounds, not journalists. (You might reasonably be fine with this, too, but the branding is misleading).
Man is a predator ape. Don't get it twisted.