By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 16th June 2021 In recent days, some Iranian state media outlets have taken the surprising step of acknowledging that a pending boycott of the country’s presidential election is largely attributable to the growing influence of the leading pro-democracy opposition group,
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 15, 2021 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: Iran’s increasingly fragile regime will hold another sham presidential election on Friday June 18th. For many insiders, particularly Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, this contest is about survival. The nationwide uprisings in 2017, 2018, and
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By Mohammad Sadat Khansari, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 11th June 2021 Iran’s regime will hold its sham presidential election on June 18. While Iranians have increased their calls to boycott the election, the international community’s main concern is the new president’s attitude about the regime’s nuclear program
By Mahmoud Hakamian, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 10th June 2021 On Saturday, the Iranian regime held the first presidential debate ahead of its June 18 sham election. The spectacle reaffirmed Iranians’ commitment to boycott the election and express support for regime change. Only seven so-called “candidates” are currently set to appear on
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 9, 2021 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: This week, the IAEA’s Director General, Rafael Grossi, expressed alarm that after many months, the Iranian regime has not provided the necessary explanation for the undeclared nuclear material particles at any of the three
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By The Editorial Board, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 8th June 2021 The perpetrator of Genocide and Crime against Humanity Introduction: A mass murderer for president, why? Iran is on the brink of a seminal transformation in this year’s presidential “election.” The regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei,
By Mahmoud Hakamian, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 8th June 2021 On Tuesday, June 8, a group of former Iranian political prisoners, members, and supporters of MEK, attended a conference held by the foreign affairs committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), shedding light on the
By The Editorial Board, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 7th June 2021 Mahatma Gandhi once said: “All throughout history there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall – think of it, always.” In
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 7th June 2021 On Saturday, Iranians witnessed the first round of presidential debate of the regime’s so-called candidates. This so-called debate showed the exacerbating infightings in the regime only days before its sham presidential election. All candidates of sham election
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, June 4, 2021 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: On the anniversary of the death of Khomeini, the founder of the most repressive regime in Iran’s history, Supreme leader Ali Khamenei gave a speech which, in a word, expressed his jubilation that his
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