Originally published in TownHall.com by Ali Safavi, October 20, 2020 Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. president and a decorated war general, once said: “Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.” If Europe wants to preserve peace, it should find it paramount to
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Originally published in Issues & Insights, authored by Ali Safavi, September 26, 2020 Last Saturday, despite a global outcry, the Iranian regime brutally executed a 27-year-old wrestling champion. Navid Afkari was arrested during peaceful anti-regime protests back in 2018. Amnesty International called the execution a
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Originally published in Townhall.com, Written by Alireza Jafazadeh, July 17, 2020 The 2020 “Free Iran” Global Summit is being held Friday, July 17, 2020. But what is it and why does it matter?Depending on who you are, there are numerous answers to that question. If
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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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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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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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Ali Safavi, 29 May 2019, Lima Charlie News OPINION | Iran’s increasing crackdown on the MEK, an activist group accused by the mullahs of organizing mass protests, proves the group is the main alternative to the present Iranian regime. Lima Charlie World is publishing the following
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