BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 13, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director On November 12, 1985, Iran’s sole democratic alternative to the clerical regime, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), adopted its Plan on the Provisional Government’s Relations with Religion in response
NCRI’s Historic Plan for Separation of Religion and State in Iran Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 12, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director A day after the U.S. presidential election results were announced, as pundits worldwide began assessing potential shifts in Washington’s approach toward Tehran, the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made a rare
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 30, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director As the embattled clerical regime’s machinery of war and terrorism weakens, it is intensifying terror and executions at home to protect itself from a restive nation seeking its overthrow. On October 29th,
NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi Condemns Execution of Jamshid Sharmahd Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 29, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Khamenei’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has proposed a budget for the fiscal year that is a clear blueprint for further oppression, warmongering, terrorism, and economic mismanagement. This could very well set the
Will Pezeshkian’s budget proposal trigger new uprisings? Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 25, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The democratic coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is the democratic alternative to the current regime. Here’s why: 1) The Enduring and Unified Coalition: Founded in 1981 in Tehran, the
NCRI, the Only Viable Alternative to Iran’s Regime Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 21, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director October 22, 1993, marks a momentous day in the history of the Iranian Resistance, which has long strived to realize the century-old aspirations of the Iranian people for democracy, equality, and popular
A Momentous Day in the History of Iranian Resistance Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 18, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Directo Iran’s regime continues its brutal suppression of dissent, employing a multifaceted strategy of repression that extends from the digital realm to the gallows. Freedom House’s latest report ranks the regime as the
Cyber Repression and Mass Executions: Tehran’s Desperate Grip on Power Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October #, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director According to new intelligence obtained by the Iranian Resistance from inside Iran, the regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has ordered the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to expedite and complete the development
Khamenei Orders Building the Nuclear Bomb to Ensure Regime Survival Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 9, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director On October 7, 2023, the Iranian Resistance reiterated that the clerical regime is the “head of the snake” when it comes to terrorism and warmongering in the region, stressing that any genuine
Iran’s Regime of War and Terror: The Need for Democratic Change Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 7, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The Iranian regime’s killing machine is operating at full force. Nearly 250 executions, including nine women, have been carried out in the two months since Masoud Pezeshkian took office as Ali Khamenei’s
Resistance Units Vital for Defeating Tehran’s Domestic Terror Read More