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, with the lowest turnout ever, even with hugely inflated official tallies, the regime’s Supreme Leader
The Growing Popularity of “Death to Raisi” Slogan in Iran Protests Read More
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 Certain Sanctions with Respect to Iran,” which was issued in 2018. The entities sanctioned today
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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 overwhelmingly passed a resolution that “expresses profound concern” about Iran’s regime for failing to explain
Why Iran Regime’s Nuclear File Must Now Be Referred to UN Security Council Read More
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 against Ukraine. After fully backing the unjust war on the Ukrainian people, and in return
New Book Makes the Case for Expanding Terrorism Sanctions on IRGC Read More
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 is the Iranian regime. Why? Because they have lost the trust of their own people,
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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 by the Iranian regime. In the 1980s and 1990s the Iranian regime, using its proxies
Tehran’s Inhumane and Depraved Hostage Diplomacy Read More
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 all the steps it was supposed to take and the rest is the responsibility of
Nuclear Talks in Vienna and Tehran’s Duplicity Read More
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 more and arresting many civilians, the protests continue into the 9th Day. In fact, other
Khuzestan Uprisings Expand Read More
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 the severe shortages of water caused by criminal negligence and corruption of the Islamic Revolutionary
A Week of Uprisings in Khuzestan Read More
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, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), described the nationwide boycott
Victorious Boycott, Crushing Blow to Khamenei & the Entire Regime Read More