By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in InsideSources, July 11, 2021 Iran is slowly crumbling from within. In the last two weeks, oil companies in 10 of Iran’s 31 provinces were crippled by strikes involving half of Iran’s contract workers in the energy industry. And a
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By Adam Shaw, Fox News, July 10, 2021 Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday urged Iranian dissidents to “keep up the fight” against the hardline regime in Tehran — as a top dissident group gathered in a summit to renew calls for a secular
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By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 8th July 2021 In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 11 Nobel laureates expressed grave concern over Ebrahim Raisi as the new President of Iran. The Nobel laureates called Raisi a criminal who has committed crimes against humanity. They cited
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 7th July 2021 On Saturday, the Organizers of the Free Iran World Summit 2021 will begin hosting its annual international gathering. Past such events have featured a wide range of Iranian expatriate activists, as well as American and European lawmakers and foreign
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By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 7th July 2021 Iranian people are simultaneously grappling with three major crises: Covid-19 outbreak, extensive blackout, and water shortages. Yet, these crises, along with other economic and social crises, are increasing society’s restiveness. Iran’s state media in recent days warned officials of
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 6th July 2021 This Saturday marks the beginning of a three-day Free Iran World Summit to push for more assertive global policies toward the Iranian regime, including policies that support a large and growing civilian protest movement. The “Free
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By Shahriar Kia, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 5th July 2021 Dozens of Iranian provinces are experiencing extensive blackouts on hot days of summer and amid the Covid-19 outbreak. In recent days, the regime state-run media acknowledged how officials profited from this situation and created it. Mohammad Hassan Motavilizadeh, CEO
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Commentary by Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published in RealClearPolitics.com, July 3, 2021 The recent elections in Iran were an historic failure for the outlaw regime. Hobbled by a faltering economy, rampant corruption, and widespread suppression of dissent, the regime lost the support of a growing number
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By Mahmoud Hakamian, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 1st July 2021 Summary Iran’s sham presidential election ended on June 19, 2021. The Iranian regime’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, appointed the regime’s Judiciary Chief, the notorious Ebrahim Raisi as the regime’s new president. Days after Raisi’s selection, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei became the regime’s new
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Ebrahim Raisi’s egregious human rights record puts that of modern era henchmen to shame By Ali Safavi, originally published in the Washington Times, June 30, 2021 ANALYSIS/OPINION: The outcome of the sham presidential election in Iran this month was the installment of an international criminal. Ebrahim Raisi’s
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