Secretary Pompeo: “I’d also like to recognize President-elect Maryam Rajavi. Under her leadership, the National Council of Resistance of Iran is laying the groundwork for a free, sovereign, and democratic republic of Iran.” By NCRI-US Staff, May 18, 2022…
2022 Events, Articles, NCRIUS Commentaries
The state of the Iranian regime, its weaknesses and vulnerabilities, the state of protests and the desire of the Iranian people for change
Washington, DC, March 25, 2022 – Distinguished policy and national security experts called for maintaining Iran’s IRGC on the list of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) of the U.S. Department of State, argued for no sanctions relief, and highlighted the prospects…
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Nuclear Talks in Vienna and Tehran’s Duplicity
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: The Iranian regime is trying to create an optimistic atmosphere as though the Iranian regime has taken all the steps it was supposed to take and…
Articles, NCRIUS Commentaries
World Press Note Bipartisan Support for a democratic, Secular Republic on Anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Revolution
By NCRI-US Staff, February 18, 2022 On Friday, February 11, 2022, the Organization of Iranian American Communities held a virtual event in conjunction with the anniversary of Iran’s 197 anti-dictatorial revolution stressing their support for a democratic, secular republic…
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For Iran’s Feeble Regime, 10 Seconds of TV Shock Was an Eternity
By Ali Safavi, originally published in Townhall, February 15, 2022 It was 3 PM on Thursday, January 27, 2022. As usual, Channel 1, the flagship network on Iran’s state-run TV, was preparing to air commercials. However, what went on…
Articles, NCRIUS Commentaries
Iranians are crying out for regime change, not nuclear power. The West should listen.
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally published in Euronews, October 11, 2021 While envoys from Western countries were busy expressing concerns about Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programs at the 76th UN General Assembly session for countering WMDs (weapons of mass…
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Feeling Vulnerable, Iran’s Hardliners are Closing Ranks
By Ali Safavi, Originally published in The National Interest, October 10, 2021 The rise of terrorists, criminals, mass murderers, and highly corrupt officials has now become a trend in Iran. nown as the “Henchman of 1988” for his key…
Commentary by Soona Samsami, originally published in the RealClear Politics, July 24, 2021 You may have missed it, but since July 15 large anti-regime protests by young people have flared up in more than a dozen cities in the…
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As Iran Regime Falters, A Raisi Presidency Poses Challenges and Opportunities
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in InsideSources, July 11, 2021 Iran is slowly crumbling from within. In the last two weeks, oil companies in 10 of Iran’s 31 provinces were crippled by strikes involving half of Iran’s contract workers…
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After Iran’s Sham Elections, U.S. Faces New Realities
Commentary by Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in RealClearPolitics.com, July 3, 2021 The recent elections in Iran were an historic failure for the outlaw regime. Hobbled by a faltering economy, rampant corruption, and widespread suppression of dissent, the regime lost…