Written by Staff Writer, July 10, 2020 For the past four decades, the theocratic regime in Iran has endeavored to slander its main democratic opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) – also referred to as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) – in order to […]
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, Issues and Insights, 15 March 2020 The criminal incompetence and malign indifference of the mullahs ruling Iran have made the nationwide outbreak of coronavirus a national, and potentially regional disaster. The repercussions will be extensive, not just for global health, but also for
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By Alireza Jafarzadeh, the deputy director of the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. He is also the author of The Iran Threat. January 7, 2020 The elimination of the Quds Force’s murderous commander, Qassem Soleimani, is a crippling blow to
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, Issues and Insights, 29 November 2019 Since November 15, protests have swept through Iran, erupting in at least 165 cities. Ostensibly triggered by a gasoline price hike of up to 300%, the unrest soon found a new focus: the overthrow of the ruling
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Ali Safavi, Washington Times, 26 November 2019 Iran’s regime is doomed, desperate and dazed. For weeks, people in Lebanon and Iraq rose up against its destructive meddling. And, for the past 11 days, people of Iran in 176 cities revolted to unseat it in Tehran itself. So
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Letters to the Editor – Alireza Jafarzadeh, Washington Post, 24 November 2019 The Nov. 20 news article “Dozens feared dead in Iran protests” failed to address the root cause of the protesters’ grievances. The resistance units inside Iran report that 171 cities in all 31 of its
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Ali Safavi, Issues & Insights, 24 October 2019 Confronted with Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign, and facing international isolation, Iranian regime officials desperately want to depict an image of strength. But, in reality, the regime has never been as vulnerable and fragile as it is today.
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Ali Safavi, NCRI, 20 October 2019 THE FOLLOWING IS A REBUTTAL TO AN ARTICLE BY THE NBC NEWS ON OCTOBER 17, 2019, REPLETE WITH BASELESS AND THREADBARE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE MUJAHEDIN-E KHALQ (PMOI/MEK) AND THE SUPPORT IT HAS ENJOYED OVER THE YEARS AMONG PROMINENT FORMER
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Shahin Gobadi, The Washington Post, 16 September 2019 Jason Rezaian, in his Sept. 10 Global Opinions column, “Bolton’s departure will fundamentally alter Trump’s Iran policy,” asserted, “The shake-up creates the first real opportunity for Trump to pursue a policy of engaging Iran.” His optimism, however,
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By Ali Safavi, September 10, 2019 The following is a rebuttal to an article in Newsweek about Iranian opposition groups, in particular, the main Iranian opposition, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK or PMOI). As Newsweek is yet to publish it, we are posting it here. “Iran’s
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