By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 7th March 2021 The regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, appeared on state television on March 5, on the national arbor day, shedding crocodile tears for Iran people’s economic and social grievances. Yet, he refused to offer…
Originally published in NCRI-FAC website, October 5, 2020 The situation of the Iranian society is so critical that Iran’s state-run media, despite the regime’s official censorship policy, are compelled to acknowledge, and warn about, the situation on a daily…
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Panel Discussion: Extension of the UN Arms Embargo, Internal Situation in Iran, and U.S. Policy of Maximum Pressure
WASHINGTON, DC, August 12, 2020 — On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at 10:00 am EDT, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) will host a virtual panel comprised of leading national security experts….
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…
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Iranian Regime Under Fire for Faltering Economy
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…
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Why Is Iran’s Exchange Rate Falling After the Lifting of Sanctions?
NCRI-US Staff, 15 April 2018 Iran’s currency, the rial, has experienced unprecedented inflation since the regime’s president, Hassan Rouhani, took office in 2013. The rise has not slowed as economists predicted after certain sanctions placed on Iran for its…