Legacy of Late Senator Joseph Lieberman
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 28, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director
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The Year of Rebellion and Uprising in Iran
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 26, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In his recent Nowruz speech, Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Iranian regime, outlined his concerns and fears. By placing significant emphasis on “hope,” mentioning it 29 times, and highlighting its
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A ‘New Day’ for Iran Will Realize the Promises of the 2022 Uprising
Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, March 20, 2024 This week, the people of Iran and expatriates throughout the world will recognize the Persian New Year celebration of Nowruz (“New Day”). Nowruz conveys a promise of growth and transformation, which has become increasingly poignant in
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During Fire Festival, Iran’s Youth Call for Regime Change
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 13, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Despite full readiness of the repressive measures, the Iranian youth turned this year’s fire festival or “Chaharshanbeh Souri” into a firey uprising. Alireza Jafarzadeh explains.
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Iran’s historically low election turnout should spell the end of the regime
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally published in the New York Post, March 7, 2024 Friday’s sham elections for Iran’s Parliament and Assembly of Experts sent a shot heard ’round the world, with voters staying home in record numbers in defiance of the regime’s calls to vote.
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Historic Boycott Mirrors Iranians’ Determination for Regime Change
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 7, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The clerical regime long touted the electoral farce staged on March 1 in Iran as a crucial step to reviving its shattered legitimacy, both domestically and internationally, following the 2022 uprising. The
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International Women’s Day and Women in the Iranian Resistance
By NCRI-US Staff, March 6, 2024 The 2022 murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini at the hands of the Iranian regime sparked an uprising. It gained global attention to the plight of the Iranian people, particularly the women in Iran. The world learned more about the
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Stunning Low Turnout in Iran’s Engineered Elections
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 6, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Less than a week after the crushing blow dealt to Iran’s faltering regime following the historic boycott of the March 1 sham elections, the devastating fallout is already being uttered by the
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Massive Boycott of March 1 ‘Elections’ in Iran: Participation of Only 8.2% of Eligible Voters
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 2, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director
Iran’s Moribund Regime Falling Into Election Year Trap
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally Published in Newsmax World, Thursday, 29 February 2024 As the March 1st Iranian elections loom, it is increasingly evident that they are a farce orchestrated by the oppressive regime of Ali Khamenei. Since the beginning of the regime’s mass killings in 1981
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