2022 Events
Iran Protests: The One-Month Overview, Projection, Policy Implications
A Revolution in the Making: As anti-regime protests in Iran enter their second month, NCRI discusses the details behind this historical event. WASHINGTON, DC, October 20, 2022 – As anti-regime Iran…
NCRI-US Press Conference on Federal Complaint in New York Against Ebrahim Raisi for Key Role in 1988 Massacre in Iran
A legal complaint was filed in southern district court of New York, against Raisi, the Iranian regime’s president for crimes against humanity and genocide. WASHINGTON DC, August 26, 2022 — On…
IRAN: The Natanz Revelation, 20 Years Later
A distinguished panel of national security and non-proliferation experts addressed Tehran’s nuclear program, the JCPOA, and options for an effective Iran policy WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, August 17, 2022,…
Distinguished Policy Figures Call for Maintaining the IRGC on the FTO List, No Sanctions Relief, and Highlight Prospects for Change in Iran
Iranians’ Aspirations for Freedom and Democracy in the New Iranian Year Washington, DC, March 25, 2022 – Distinguished policy and national security experts called for maintaining Iran’s IRGC on the…
NCRI-US Unveils IRGC Quds Force’s Proxy Naval Terror Structure
Video footage of the presentations (below) Media coverages of the press conference WASHINGTON, DC — February 2, 2022–The Iranian regime’s terrorist Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force is recruiting mercenaries for its…
2021 Events
NCRI-US’s Book on IRGC Drones Released, Experts Discuss Tehran’s Push for UAVs, Nuclear Capability; Offer Policy Options
Democracy and human rights should be the central elements of the admin’s Iran policy. Raisi must be held accountable for crimes against humanity and genocide. WASHINGTON, DC – On December…
Iran: The Role Of Drones In The Quds Force’s Incitement Of Regional War And Terrorism
6th October 2021, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a press conference and unveiled previously undisclosed aspects…
NCRI-US’s New Book, Expert Panel Make Case to Hold Ebrahim Raisi to Account for Crimes Against Humanity, 1988 Massacre
Press Release, NCRI-US, August 10, 2021 Discussions focus on the challenges of advancing an effective and appropriate Iran policy following the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi. WASHINGTON, DC, August 10, 2021…
Policy Experts Underscore Prospects for Change in Iran, Regime’s Utter Weakness
NCRI-US Nowruz Conference Emphasizes Iranians’ Aspirations for Freedom and Democracy WASHINGTON, DC — On March 24, 2021, as the ancient Iranian New Year, Nowruz, was celebrated in Iran and around…
Policy Experts to Assess Prospects for Change in Iran
PRESS RELEASE Policy Experts to Assess Prospects for Change in Iran Celebration of Nowruz and Iranians’ Aspirations for Freedom and Democracy Washington, DC – As the ancient Iranian New Year,…
Distinguished Policy Veterans Examine Implications of Iran Diplomat’s Terrorism Conviction, Urge a Firm Iran Policy
NCRI-US briefing showcases evidence of Iranian Foreign Ministry’s role in 2018 Paris bomb plot targeting Resistance leader Maryam Rajavi WASHINGTON, DC, February 7, 2021 — On Thursday, February 4, 2021,…
Briefing to Present Evidence of Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Role in Paris Bombing Plot
Policy Implications of Belgian Court Verdict Washington, DC, February 1 – On Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:30 am EST, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance…
2020 Events
NCRI-US Press Conference Reveals Iran Regime’s New Nuclear Bomb-Making Facility
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, October 16, 2020, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held an online press conference to unveil details on a new nuclear…
Iran Regime’s New Nuclear Bomb-Making Facility Revealed
A new center and continued activities of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) October 16, 2020 New Revelation New information received from sources within the Iranian regime reveals…
VIRTUAL POLICY BRIEFING – An Effective Iran Policy: Sanctions or No Sanctions?
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 11:00 am EDT, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) will host a virtual panel…
IRAN: Panel Says UN Must Reinstate Sanctions
Cites Tehran’s Malign Regional Conduct, Terrorism, Nuclear Violations since JCPOA WASHINGTON, DC, September 11, 2020 – On Thursday, September 10, 2020, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of…
IRAN: Panel Makes Case To Reimpose UN Sanctions, Says Iranian People’s Struggle for Change is Key to Lasting Peace
NCRI-US’s new book: A cogent policy framework for the strategic necessity of reimposing sanctions WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2020 — On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, the U.S. Representative Office of…
Leading Experts Call for Reimposition of All UN Sanctions on Iran, Side with Iran’s People Seeking Change
NCRI-US policy webinar also focuses on the regime’s regional aggression, assassination of dissidents abroad, missile and nuclear programs, and domestic crackdown WASHINGTON, DC, August 21, 2020 – On Wednesday, August…
NCRI-US Official Lectures “Global Flashpoints!” Class on Iran at Johns Hopkins University
WASHINGTON, DC – On June 26, 2020, world renowned Johns Hopkins University hosted their “Global Flashpoints!” online class. The event was led by an impressive panel of academics and foreign…
Experts: To Counter Threat from Iran’s Regime, Side with the Iranian People Rising for Freedom, Keep Maximum Pressure
WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 5, 2020 — On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US), held a stellar panel of experts,…
NCRI-US Holds Briefing, “IRAN: Vulnerable Regime Dials Up Domestic Suppression, External Aggression”
Terrified of looming uprisings, the religious fascism finds no option but to resort to intimidation, suppression, and increased aggression WASHINGTON, DC, May 13, 2020 — Today, in an online video…
NCRI-US Holds Policy Briefing: “The Imperative of Extending the UN’s Iran Arms Embargo”
Welcomes the call by the May 4 bipartisan House letter for continued Arms Embargo U.N. travel ban must be extended and vigorously enforced WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2020 — In…
2019 Events
Report on Iran November Uprising Shows Protest Gains Irreversible, Regime Overthrow Achievable
NCRI-US Press Conference Chronicles People’s Bravery, Regime’s Atrocities, MEK’s Resistance Units’ Prowess WASHINGTON, DC, November 28, 2019 — On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, the US representative office of the National…
NCRI Reveals Details of Attack on Saudi Oil Installations by Regime in Iran
WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2019 — The Iranian regime was behind recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Iran’s main opposition has revealed. Based on intelligence obtained from inside the regime…
Press Briefing to Expose Iran’s Emissaries of Terror
View the Fox News Article or the Washington Times Article about the book and event WASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) will hold a press…
Hope for a Democratic Future, Praise for Resistance Units in Iran, Calls for a Firm US Policy at NCRI-US’s Nowruz Reception
WASHINGTON, DC, March 25, 2019 — The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) celebrated the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, with a dinner reception at the historic…
NCRI Representative in the U.S. Calls for Recognition of the Right of the Iranian People for Regime Change
40 years after the fall of monarchic dictatorship, Tehran rulers are at their weakest point Washington, DC—11 February 2019—On the 40th anniversary of the overthrow of the monarchic dictatorship, the…
2018 Events
NCRI Reveals Details of Tehran’s Terror Machine in the West
WASHINGTON, DC, November 6, 2018 – On Friday, November 2, 2018, Alireza Jafarzadeh, the Deputy Director of the National Council of Resistance of Iran-U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US), held a press conference to unveil the terror network of the Iranian regime…
American Ambassador Claims EU-Iranian Corruption
NCRI-US Staff, 30 June 2018 Paris, France – Former US ambassador Adam Ereli made waves this Friday when he claimed that the European Union’s ambassador to Iraq, Ramon Blecau is an Iranian spy. “The EU’s ambassador to Iraq is an…
Panel: Iran’s Ballistic Buildup
Bipartisan U.S. Dignitaries Voice Support for Iranian People’s Call for Regime Change
WASHINGTON, DC, March 26, 2018 – At a dinner reception at the Mayflower Hotel on March 23rd, marking the Iranian New Year or Nowruz , several bipartisan former senior U.S. officials spoke on the need for a firm policy to…
Press Conference: IRGC Leads Cyberwarfare on Iranian People, Threatens the Outside World
Despite all repressive measures by the IRGC, the uprising continues WASHINGTON, DC, 15 February 2018 — In a press conference in its Washington, DC office, the National Council of Resistance of Iran revealed new details about how the Islamic Revolutionary…
2017 Events
Iran: Where Mass Murderers Rule Panel
Human Rights Experts Call for Accountability for Iranian Regime’s Atrocities WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 4, 2017 — In a panel at the National Press Club by the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US), human rights experts called for accountability for Iranian…
NCRI-US Presents New Details about Iran’s Regime Missile Program
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the U.S. Representative Office of the Iranian opposition coalition the National Council of Resistance of Iran held a press conference at its Washington DC office to present new information about missile development…
Iran Opposition Unveils IRGC Missile Sites
Heshmat Alavi, Forbes, 20 June 2017 Iran has been pursuing an extensive ballistic missile program through dozens of very important sites, including twelve unknown to this day and one specifically linked to its highly sensitive and controversial nuclear program, the…
North Korea Helping Iran Grow its Ballistic Missile Program, Details Revealed in Report
Perry Chiaramonte, Fox News, 20 June 2017 An Iranian opposition group has found 12 sites, not previously disclosed, where the Islamic government is developing ballistic missiles with the help of North Korean experts. The disclosure, one of many in a…
Iran Gets North Korean Expertise in Building Up, Testing and Hiding its Ballistic Missiles
Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times, 20 June 2017 Iran has increased production and testing of ballistic missiles since the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. while playing permanent host to scientists from North Korea, which has the know-how to build…
Revelations about the Status of the Iran Regime’s Nuclear Bomb Making Apparatus
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, 21 April 2017, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office held a press conference at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC exposing yet another nuclear site of Iran. NCRI-US provided detailed…
Experts Urge FTO Designation of IRGC at Senate Briefing
WASHINGTON, DC – April 11, 2017 — As Congress weighs in on the possibly of designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), Iranian American Community of Arkansas, member of the Organization of Iranian American…
Nowruz Celebration 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – This year’s NCRI-US Nowruz Celebration took place on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Willard InterContinental in downtown Washington, D.C. The night was filled with inspiring speakers from many of our American distinguished guests, including General James…
Panel Discusses IRGC’s Financial Empire
IRGC Has Monopolized Iranian Economy. It’s a Terror Entity and Should be Blacklisted. WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday March 8, 2017, the Washington office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a panel to discuss the growing…
NCRI-US Reveals IRGC’s Terrorist Training Camps for Foreign Fighters Inside Iran
WASHINGTON, DC, February 14, 2017 – The NCRIUS Press Conference today released the following information which has been gathered and documented by the social network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside Iran. The revelations are made public…
2013-2016 Events
Panel: Iran Fuels Syria War
Experts Discuss Iran’s Destructive Role in Syria War Washington, DC, Sept. 1, 2016 – In a panel discussion at the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Ambassador…
Iranian Elections 2016
Nowruz 2016 At NCRI-US
Panel on Iran: Nuclear Agreement, Challenges, Verification & Policy Options
By NCR-Iran.org, 8 July 2015
In an online question and answer session, the issue of the Iran nuclear agreement was discussed. The panel, moderated by R. Bruce McColm, President of the Institute for Democratic Strategies, included Ambassador Robert G. Joseph, Ph.D, former US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control &International Security, Professor Raymond Tanter, former White House National Security Council senior staffer and Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of Resistance of Iran US Representative Office.
PRESS CONFERENCE: NCRI Reveals New Details about Tehran’s Nuclear Program
February 20, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – On February 20, 2015, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a press conference to unveil new…