Struan Stevenson, International Policy Digest, January 19, 2025 On January 1st, an interesting op-ed appeared in the Jerusalem Post, penned by Aidin Panahi, an Iranian-American research professor. Titled “How will opposition groups shape post-Islamic regime Iran?” the piece systematically criticized the principal democratic opposition group
By Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad, originally published in The Hill, July 14, 2024 The recent presidential election in Iran, marked by historically low voter turnout and pervasive public rejection, underscores the profound disillusionment and frustration coursing through society. Masoud Pezeshkian, while touted by some as a reformist, epitomizes
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Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Originally published in Townhall, June 08, 2024 On June 29, expatriate Iranian activists will gather in Berlin from all across Europe to participate in a rally organized by the leading coalition of democratic opposition groups, the National Council of Resistance of Iran
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By Mike Pence & Mike Pompeo, originally published in Real Clear Politics, June 8, 2024 Raisi was a mass murderer responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of political prisoners and protestors over the past forty years, and helped the regime spread terrorist violence
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By Paulo Casaca, Originally published in Newsmax, Friday, 07 June 2024 The Iranian regime is yet again organizing a farcical election of its President for the 28 of June, following the death of the incumbent, known as the ‘butcher of Tehran’ for his role in
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By Shahram Golestaneh, Originally published International Business Times, June 6, 2024 The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again brought the focus on the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the fulcrum of the survival of the regime. Raisi became
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Irene Victoria Massimino, Originally published in Townhall, May 29, 2024 Article 1 of the United Nations Charter states that a core purpose of the institution is to “achieve international co-operation… in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms.” However, in a
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By Ken Blackwell, Originally published in Townhall, May 22, 2024 Last weekend, the Iranian regime was thrust into turmoil with the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian in a helicopter crash in Iran. This represents a significant setback for Supreme
By Struan Stevenson, Originally published in International Business Times, May 21, 2024 The antics of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed and detested Shah of Iran, remind me of a line from the poem “The Man Who Wasn’t There” by the American Hugh Mearns: “Yesterday,
Pahlavi Is Iran’s Version Of ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’ Read More
By Ivan Sasha Sheehan, Originally published in Stars and Stripes, May 21, 2024 With the untimely death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the so-called “Butcher of Tehran,” and the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a helicopter crash in an eastern province of Iran near
US officials should seize Raisi’s death to address Iran’s worsening human rights record Read More