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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The Looming Massive Election Boycott in Iran
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 29, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran’s March 1st elections are nothing but a mockery, staged by an embattled fascist regime in another desperate bid to solidify its faltering rule. Similar to the 2021 presidential elections, the mystery
45 Years Post Revolution: Iranian People’s Unyielding Quest for Freedom
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 10, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director February 11th marks the 45th anniversary of Iran’s anti-monarchical revolution, as the nation continues its 120-year quest for freedom, justice, and independence. Since 2017, the political landscape has been marked by persistent
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UK Parliament Calls for Safeguarding Rights of MEK Members in Albania
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 7, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In a resolute display of solidarity with the Iranian people, the UK House of Commons has issued a strong condemnation of the Iranian regime’s aggression against dissidents, particularly targeting members of Iran’s
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Congressional Reaction to Tehran-backed Proxies’ Attack on U.S. Forces
By NCRIUS Staff, February 6, 2024 On January 28th, 2024, an Iranian regime proxy group conducted a drone strike attack on a United States military base known as “Tower 22” in the desert of Northeast Jordan near the Syrian Border. The attack resulted in the
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Paving the Path Toward Lasting Peace in the Region
By: NCRIUS staff, February 6, 2024 In the January 22nd, 2024, Wall Street Journal article written by Alireza Jafarzadeh, the Deputy Director of the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, outlines how decades-long appeasement of Tehran by Western nations has emboldened the
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The Solution to Iran Regime’s Domestic Suppression and Regional Aggression Lies Inside
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 3, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran’s clerical regime, skilled in deceit and outsourcing terrorism and nefarious activities, presents itself as pious and pro-poor in Islamic nations while secretly supporting paramilitary groups to influence politics abroad. This regime
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As Executions Continue to Rise, Iran’s Youth Remain Defiant
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 31, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director On January 29, Khamenei’s regime ruthlessly executed four young Kurdish prisoners in the notorious Qezelhessar Prison. They were Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad Faramarzi, Vafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi. Arrested in August 2022, they
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Iran’s Looming Elections Boycott Signals the Regime’s Further Demise
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 26, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director As Iran’s society is simmering in outrage over the cowardly executions of anti-regime protesters Mohammad Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimi, there are increasing signs that the revolting spectacle billed as March 1st “elections”
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