The Growing Popularity of “Death to Raisi” Slogan in Iran Protests
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, JUNE 18, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director A year ago, today, in a political circus known as “elections”, massively boycotted by the Iranian people,…
Enforce, Extend Sanctions on Tehran, Formulate an Over-Arching Iran Policy
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, JUNE 16, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: Today, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned several entities of the regime ruling Iran, under Executive Order 13846, “Reimposing…
Why Iran Regime’s Nuclear File Must Now Be Referred to UN Security Council
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, JUNE 9, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: After the quarterly report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, its 35-member Board of Governors…
New Book Makes the Case for Expanding Terrorism Sanctions on IRGC
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, MARCH 3, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: Now after nearly one year of negotiations, the Iranian regime wants to take advantage of the war…
Why Tehran has the Weaker Hand in Vienna Nuclear Talks
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, FEBRUARY 25, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: The fact of the matter is that the desperate party and the weaker party in the Vienna talks…
Tehran’s Inhumane and Depraved Hostage Diplomacy
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: This prisoner swap is a very sad and disgusting ordeal. This is pure terrorism and hostage-taking pursued…
Nuclear Talks in Vienna and Tehran’s Duplicity
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: The Iranian regime is trying to create an optimistic atmosphere as though the Iranian regime has taken…
Khuzestan Uprisings Expand
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, July 23, 2021 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: The uprising in Khuzestan is now in the second week. Despite killing several peaceful protesters, injuring dozens…
A Week of Uprisings in Khuzestan
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, July 21, 2021 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: Since July 15, 2021, defiant youths in many cities in southwestern province of Khuzestan have staged large-scale protests over…
Victorious Boycott, Crushing Blow to Khamenei & the Entire Regime
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 18, 2021 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: As predicted, there has been an unprecedented boycott by the people of Iran’s rigged presidential election. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi,…