By Struan Stevenson, International Policy Digest, March 31, 2025 Reza Pahlavi, the 64-year-old son of the deposed Shah of Iran, has an interesting resume to demonstrate his qualifications for the job of heir to the Peacock Throne. Since his father fled Tehran as the 1979
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Ken Blackwell, Originally published in Townhall, March 24, 2025 Ken Blackwell is the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and a thought leader at the America First Policy Institute and the Family Research Council. Recently, reports emerged that Olivier Grondeau, a
Iran Regime’s Hostage Diplomacy and Attack on Its Opposition Read More
Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, March 18, 2025 Michael Rubin’s latest tirade against the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) is as predictable, as it is monotonous, a tired attempt to resuscitate long-debunked smears with the same desperation as Iran’s regime clinging to its last breath. At
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Giving Iran’s former crown prince a platform sends mixed signals to Tehran By Ivan Sascha Sheehan – The Washington Times, February 20, 2025 The Conservative Political Action Conference’s invitation to Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last dictator, to this year’s conference undermines CPAC’s foundational
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 19, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s latest speech on February 17 revealed a profound truth: the Iranian regime’s greatest fear is not foreign intervention but the Iranian people themselves. Speaking before a
Khamenei Unmasks His Greatest Fear: The Iranian People Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 17, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran’s clerical regime is teetering on the brink of collapse. The 2022 uprising, following years of sustained protests, has shattered the illusion of stability, exposing a populace yearning for change. The regime’s
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 14, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director On February 8th, the streets of Paris echoed with the impassioned cries of thousands of Iranians, unified in their demand for a democratic future for their homeland. The anniversary of Iran’s 1979
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February , 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The 1979 Iranian Revolution, fueled by a century-long yearning for freedom, justice, and popular sovereignty, was a genuine uprising against the Shah’s oppressive regime. The Shah’s rule was characterized by the notorious
IRAN: No to Tyranny of Theocracy, No to Dictatorship of Monarchy Read More
Struan Stevenson, International Policy Digest, January 19, 2025 On January 1st, an interesting op-ed appeared in the Jerusalem Post, penned by Aidin Panahi, an Iranian-American research professor. Titled “How will opposition groups shape post-Islamic regime Iran?” the piece systematically criticized the principal democratic opposition group
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December #, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI for the period to transfer sovereignty to the people of Iran, addressed the Iranian people’s plight and exposed Western policy’s moral and strategic failures toward
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