Compiled by the NCRI-US Staff, August 8, 2020 The Iranian Resistance’s annual “Free Iran” Global Summit was held on July 17-19, this year online. Politically, organizationally, and technologically, it represented a milestone underlining the viability of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and …
2020 “Free Iran” Summit in the Eyes of the World Media Read More
By Struan Stevenson, United Press International, June 29, 2020 June 29 (UPI) — The Iranian economy has collapsed. The ayatollahs can no longer afford to pay the wages of government employees, as the triple whammy of U.S. sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and rampant corruption reduce their …
Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Fox News, 14 January 2020 Iran’s domestic activists have made international headlines on a number of occasions in recent years. Global media reported on the latest protests, which emerged this past weekend in the wake of the regime’s admission that it shot down …
Iran protests, Soleimani killing point to THIS next for the country Read More
Ivan Sascha Sheehan, US News, 28 November 2019 Protests are a common occurrence in the Islamic Republic of Iran. But there are a number of factors that make ongoing demonstrations against the regime particularly worrisome for Tehran’s clerical rulers. The current unrest in Iran, which began on …
Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Townhall, 4 November 2019 Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis. It also marks 40 consecutive years of hostage-taking and terrorism by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s agents and allies. For four decades, Western powers have regrettably but repeatedly failed …
Anniversary of Hostage Crisis Highlights Absence of Change in Iran Over Forty Years Read More
Ivan Sascha Sheehan, International Policy Digest, 12 December 2018 Iran has been the center of international attention in 2018. In light of unprecedented, continuous protests and strikes at home, a faltering economy, growing regional and international isolation, and the imposition of massive US sanctions, there …
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Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Townhall, 6 December 2018 Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan is Executive Director of the School of Public & International Affairs at the University of Baltimore and an expert on terrorism, counter-terrorism, and Iran. He tweets @ProfSheehan. For decades, Tehran’s theocratic rulers have …
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NCRI-US Staff, 30 June 2018 Paris, France – Former US ambassador Adam Ereli made waves this Friday when he claimed that the European Union’s ambassador to Iraq, Ramon Blecau is an Iranian spy. “The EU’s ambassador to Iraq is an Iranian intelligence agent and Federica …
NCRI-US Staff, 25 April 2018 On Tuesday April 10th, the Iranian government declared the exchange rate for the United States Dollar (USD) to be 42,000 Iranian Rials (IRR) and prohibited sales extending beyond this price. The regime claimed to not have a foreign exchange problem, …
NCRI-US Staff, 22 April 2018 On April 17, 2018, a new wave of protests broke out in Iran in the cities of Baneh, Marivan, Saqqez, Javanrud, Sardasht, Kazerun, Saman, Ahvaz, Rasht, and Tehran. The demonstrators protested against Iran’s warmongering in neighboring countries, the water crisis …