Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, February 24, 2023 Every time the mullahs ruling Iran face a significant impasse, such as the six-month-long uprising that has shaken the regime to its core, they cast the net as wide as possible to recruit “friendly journalists” that
Recycling Tehran’s Propaganda Against the MEK Read More
Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, February 22, 2023 February 11 marked the anniversary of the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s monarchy in Iran in 1979. I have lots of bittersweet memories of that time. I began my career as a political activist as an
Anniversary of Iranian Revolution Should Remind West of What Is Possible Read More
Soona Samsami, Originally Published in Washington Times, October 11, 2022 The Iranian people’s uprising against the misogynist theocracy celebrates its third week. Despite a brutal state onslaught, protests are surging, shaking the theocracy’s fragile foundations. Indeed, Iran is on the precipice of change, with women and youth
Women are leading a revolution in Iran Read More
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published on Prolific Solutions, September 11, 2022 In August 2022, the opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) initiated and facilitated a federal complaint on behalf of several individuals who were subjected to torture or had their loved ones executed in
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally Published in Townhall, August 13, 2022 From late 2001 the network inside Iran of the Iranian Resistance was examining the information that they were compiling on the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons program. The focus was on two very unlikely locations, Natanz
Tehran’s President Raisi Wants the Bomb and Terror Read More
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally Published on the National Interest, May 21, 2022 The United States should hit the Iranian regime where it hurts by supporting and empowering its people On May 16, the seventieth U.S. secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, met with Maryam Rajavi, president-elect
Only The Iranian People Can Prevent A Nuclear-Armed Iran Read More
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 air instead was historic and inconceivable.
For Iran’s Feeble Regime, 10 Seconds of TV Shock Was an Eternity Read More
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 destruction), Mohammad Eslami, head of the
Iranians are crying out for regime change, not nuclear power. The West should listen. Read More
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 role in the massacre of political
Feeling Vulnerable, Iran’s Hardliners are Closing Ranks Read More
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 southwestern Khuzestan province of Iran. The
Protests in Iran Grow With Water Shortages Read More