BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, FEBRUARY 25, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: The fact of the matter is that the desperate party and the weaker party in the Vienna talks is the Iranian regime. Why? Because they have lost…
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director: This prisoner swap is a very sad and disgusting ordeal. This is pure terrorism and hostage-taking pursued by the Iranian regime. In the 1980s and 1990s…
Articles, BIH Series, NCRIUS Commentaries
Nuclear Talks in Vienna and Tehran’s Duplicity
Feb 24, 2022, 12:29 AM 0
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, Statements
NCRI Says Democracy and Human Rights Should Be Central Elements of Administration’s Iran policy
Dec 22, 2021, 2:24 PM 0
WASHINGTON, DC – On December 15, 2021, the US Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a conference in Washington, DC. entitled “Policy Options to Counter the Rising Iranian Threat – First 100 Days…
Articles, Statements
Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Calls for Stronger Pressure Track Against the Iranian Regime
Dec 21, 2021, 10:19 PM 0
Prof. Matthew Kroenig describes NCRI report, IRAN: IRGC’s Rising Drone Threat; A Desperate Regime’s Ploy to Project Power, Incite War, as “really amazing.” WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2021 – On December 15, 2021, the US Representative Office of the…
Articles, Statements
At NCRI-US Conference, Security Expert Says Opportunity for Biden Administration to Support Internal Opposition in Iran
Dec 21, 2021, 10:09 PM 0
WASHINGTON, DC, December 21, 2021 – On December 15, 2021, the US Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a conference in Washington, DC. entitled “Policy Options to Counter the Rising Iranian Threat –…
Articles, NCRIUS Commentaries
Iranians are crying out for regime change, not nuclear power. The West should listen.
Oct 11, 2021, 12:37 PM 0
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…
2021 Events, Articles, Panel Discussions, Statements
NCRI-US’s New Book, Expert Panel Make Case to Hold Ebrahim Raisi to Account for Crimes Against Humanity, 1988 Massacre
Aug 10, 2021, 9:31 AM 0
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 — On August 5, 2021, the U.S. Representative Office…
Articles, NCRIUS Commentaries
As Iran Regime Falters, A Raisi Presidency Poses Challenges and Opportunities
Jul 11, 2021, 9:57 PM 0
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…
Articles, NCRIUS Commentaries
After Iran’s Sham Elections, U.S. Faces New Realities
Jul 3, 2021, 11:36 AM 0
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…