BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 4, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, made remarks at a recent conference in Paris that presented a decisive roadmap for democratic change in Iran. She
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 2, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The Iranian regime’s sentencing to death of six political prisoners accused of membership with the largest and most organized Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, the MEK, highlights the
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 29, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran’s regime is experiencing mounting fears of collapse as its economic and social crises deepen. Official warnings from parliamentarians and state media underscore the escalating nationwide discontent fueled by skyrocketing inflation, power
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 27, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The Iranian regime’s growing panic over the sole democratic alternative, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and its President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, underscores the Resistance’s role as the viable alternative
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By: NCRI-US Staff, November 21, 2024 In July, the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, handpicked Masoud Pezeshkian as the new President following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. Despite the facade of change and reformation, Pezeshkian’s first 100 days have proven unsuccessful. Amidst growing inflation
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 21, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iranian officials’ recent statements underscore a dangerous escalation in the regime’s nuclear posture, as highlighted by the recent remarks of Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Mohammad Javad Larijani, a senior figure and
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 15, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran’s November 2019 uprising marked a decisive turning point in the nation’s effort to overthrow clerical tyranny in pursuit of democracy, justice, and peace. The most significant outcome of this powerful uprising
By NCRI-US Staff – November 15, 2024 Since its inception, Iran’s fundamentalist regime has targeted women through institutionalized misogyny and oppression. The regime’s current President Masoud Pezeshkian has not only continued, but has intensified harsh measures to maintain the regime’s projected authority. These barbaric acts
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 13, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director On November 12, 1985, Iran’s sole democratic alternative to the clerical regime, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), adopted its Plan on the Provisional Government’s Relations with Religion in response
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 12, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director A day after the U.S. presidential election results were announced, as pundits worldwide began assessing potential shifts in Washington’s approach toward Tehran, the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made a rare
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