BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 24, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In the early hours of Tuesday, January 23, the henchmen of Iran’s religious dictatorship cowardly executed Mohammad Qobadlou, a 23-year-old imprisoned during the 2022 protests, on charges of killing a regime’s repressive
Khamenei’s Killing Machine Aims to Block Iran’s Uprisings; It Will Fail Read More
By Ali Safavi, Townhall, January 22, 2024 In September 2023, a seismic revelation shook the foundations of U.S. national security when credible reports exposed a disturbing infiltration of the U.S. government by agents of the Iranian regime. The damning report by Semafor laid bare a
Echoes of Desperation: Tehran’s Hail Mary Bid to Influence US Policy Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 11, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director According to reports compiled by the network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization, the MEK, the ruling religious dictatorship executed 834 people in 2023, the highest number in the past eight years and
In Tandem with Tehran’s Warmongering, Executions Surged in 2023 in Iran Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 18, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The scheduled visit of Ebrahim Raisi to Geneva faced cancellation due to the unwavering efforts led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Additionally, mounting pressure
Ebrahim Raisi’s Geneva Trip Canceled Amidst Mounting Pressure Read More
Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, December 23, 2023 Since the massive consecutive uprisings that began in 2017, a grim reality has taken root in Iran. It is a story of widespread human rights violations that stain the conscience of the world. Yet there is
Iran’s Human Rights Tragedy and a Nation’s Struggle for Democracy Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 11, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Barbaric crackdowns and executions have significantly increased in Iran in line with Tehran’s further fueling of war and conflict in the region. They are the pillars of the clerical regime’s survival strategy.
Tehran Rulers Must be Held Accountable for Decades of War and Repression Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 8, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director December 7th marks the 70th anniversary of the oppressive and corrupt Shah’s unprecedented deadly crackdown on the University of Tehran in 1953, where three students were brutally shot to death. The attack
Universities Lead the Way Toward the Overthrow of Iran’s Clerical Regime Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 1, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Today, there is little doubt that Iran’s religious dictatorship is the primary instigator of Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism, and regional instability in the Middle East; it is the head of the snake. Its
Adopt the Resistance’s Solution to Counter Tehran’s Warmongering and Terrorism Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 29, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director A recent study by Friends of a Free Iran at the European Parliament probes into an intense campaign by the fundamentalist regime in Iran to vilify the democratic opposition through a network
Tehran’s Influence Network Vilifies the MEK to Strengthen Regime Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 27, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The Iranian youth and resistance units honor the anniversary of the 2019 uprising with many resistance acts. Alireza Jafarzadeh explains. Four years after Iran’s momentous November 2019 uprisings, its shockwaves continue to
Iranian Youth Target Regime’s Centers of Oppression and Terror on Uprising Anniversary Read More