Feeling Vulnerable, Iran’s Hardliners are Closing Ranks
By Ali Safavi, Originally published in The National Interest, October 10, 2021 The rise of terrorists, criminals, mass murderers, and highly corrupt officials has now become a trend in Iran….
Protests in Iran Grow With Water Shortages
Commentary by Soona Samsami, originally published in the RealClear Politics, July 24, 2021 You may have missed it, but since July 15 large anti-regime protests by young people have flared…
As Iran Regime Falters, A Raisi Presidency Poses Challenges and Opportunities
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in InsideSources, July 11, 2021 Iran is slowly crumbling from within. In the last two weeks, oil companies in 10 of Iran’s 31 provinces were…
After Iran’s Sham Elections, U.S. Faces New Realities
Commentary by Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in RealClearPolitics.com, July 3, 2021 The recent elections in Iran were an historic failure for the outlaw regime. Hobbled by a faltering economy, rampant…
Don’t Misread Iran’s Presidential Election; The Ship Is Sinking
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in the International Business Times, June 27, 2021 What was at stake in the recent presidential election in Iran is the much-diminished prospects for the…
The U.S. Must Stay Firm in Iran Negotiations
The Biden administration must understand it is dealing with a government in Tehran deep in survival mode. By Ali Safavi, originally published in the US News & World Report, 22nd…
NCRI’s FAC Chairman: Making Concessions Will Not Moderate Tehran’s Behavior
NCRI-US Staff, Thursday, April 8, 2021 Commenting on the talks over the Iranian regime’s nuclear program in Vienna, Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of…
Restart Iran Policy by Stopping Tehran’s Influence Operations
By Ali Safavi, originally published in Modern Diplomacy, March 6, 2021 Another US administration is trying to figure out its Iran policy. And, as always, the very regime at the…
Saravan Revolt Shows Economic Misery, Systemic Corruption Continue to Fuel Uprisings in Iran
By NCRI-US Staff Writer, March 3, 2021 On February 22, 2021, Iran regime’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed nine Baluchi fuel porters and injured dozens more near the city of Saravan,…
A Decades-long Struggle for Justice
The Iranian Regime’s Crime Against Humanity By NCRI-US Staff writers, February 3, 2021 On September 3, 2020, seven United Nations special rapporteurs sent a letter to the Iranian regime, reiterating…