By Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Originally Published in the Town Hall, October 09, 2023 In 2014, Ariane Tabatabai – then a predoctoral fellow at Harvard University – published an article which pointedly advised policymakers to “Beware of the MEK.” It repeated serious accusations against the Iranian regime’s principal
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 29, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director NCRI-US Deputy Director Alireza Jafarzadeh explains the Iranian regime’s disinformation campaign and why it persistently targets the MEK. The MEK is and has been the target of the Iranian regime’s lies, accusations,
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 26, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director NCRI-US Deputy Director Alireza Jafarzadeh articulates the pivotal role played by the MEK resistance units in disseminating and fortifying the spirit of resistance within Iran. 2022 marked a pivotal shift in Iran’s
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 27, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In a meticulous campaign to refurbish its tarnished global image, especially surrounding its controversial nuclear program, the Iranian regime, as disclosed by today’s revelations, embarked on a covert initiative known as the
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 22, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Mrs. Maryam Rajavi unequivocally declares Iran teeters on the brink of a full-fledged rebellion, emphatically urging the West to cease any form of support to the oppressive regime. Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 7, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The detention of the Swedish official of the European Union for over 500 days as part of the Iranian regime’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ represents a blatant abuse of human rights and international law.
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 4, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Alireza Jafarzadeh, the deputy director of the Washington office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), made the following commentary about how the MEK-affiliated Resistance Units in Iran are showing
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, September 1, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Alireza Jafarzadeh, the deputy director of the Washington office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US), made the following commentary about Hossein Mousavian, the Iranian regime’s ambassador to Germany from
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, August 31, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director As the academic year begins and the anniversary of Iran’s 2022 uprising approaches, the regime has escalated its clampdown on universities, including faculty dismissals, student arrests, and expulsions. These actions highlight the
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, August 30, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In the latest episode of our BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series entitled “Captivity Extended for Political Prisoner Amid Rising Unrest” NCRI-US Deputy Director Alireza Jafarzadeh explains why the Iranian regime has extended
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