By Mike Pence & Mike Pompeo, originally published in Real Clear Politics, June 8, 2024 Raisi was a mass murderer responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of political prisoners and protestors over the past forty years, and helped the regime spread terrorist violence
Raisi’s Death Foreshadows Trouble for Iran’s Dictatorship Read More
By Paulo Casaca, Originally published in Newsmax, Friday, 07 June 2024 The Iranian regime is yet again organizing a farcical election of its President for the 28 of June, following the death of the incumbent, known as the ‘butcher of Tehran’ for his role in
Iranian Expats to Hold Rally for European Solidarity Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 7, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The late May death of Ebrahim Raisi, known as the “Butcher of Tehran,” was an irreparable strategic blow to the clerical regime and its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. This event has massive
Ebrahim Raisi’s Key Role in the 1988 Massacre in Iran Read More
By Shahram Golestaneh, Originally published International Business Times, June 6, 2024 The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again brought the focus on the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the fulcrum of the survival of the regime. Raisi became
Canada Holds Key To Designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard A Terrorist Organization Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 6, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is debating the status of Tehran’s nuclear program, considering significant violations of the regime’s obligations and commitment. The report by the
Refer Iran’s Nuclear Dossier to the UN Security Council Read More
Irene Victoria Massimino, Originally published in Townhall, May 29, 2024 Article 1 of the United Nations Charter states that a core purpose of the institution is to “achieve international co-operation… in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms.” However, in a
Memorial for Iran’s Raisi Betrays the Core Principles of the United Nations Read More
Alireza Jafarzadeh, NewsMax, May 25, 2024 First, the death of Raisi is a strategic blow to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the entirety of this regime because Raisi was groomed by Khamenei for years, especially because of the direct role of Ebrahim Raisi in the well-documented 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners
By Ken Blackwell, Originally published in Townhall, May 22, 2024 Last weekend, the Iranian regime was thrust into turmoil with the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian in a helicopter crash in Iran. This represents a significant setback for Supreme
By Struan Stevenson, Originally published in International Business Times, May 21, 2024 The antics of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed and detested Shah of Iran, remind me of a line from the poem “The Man Who Wasn’t There” by the American Hugh Mearns: “Yesterday,
Pahlavi Is Iran’s Version Of ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’ Read More
By Ivan Sasha Sheehan, Originally published in Stars and Stripes, May 21, 2024 With the untimely death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the so-called “Butcher of Tehran,” and the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a helicopter crash in an eastern province of Iran near
US officials should seize Raisi’s death to address Iran’s worsening human rights record Read More