Statement released by the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), May 13, 2022 Protests in Ahvaz, Izeh, shahrekord, dorud, junqan, tabriz, hamedan, tehran and andimeshk Mrs. Maryam Rajavi: opening fire and using teargas can no longer break the protesters’ will to …
Uprisings and Widespread Protests Against High Prices in Various Cities Read More
Washington, DC, March 25, 2022 – Distinguished policy and national security experts called for maintaining Iran’s IRGC on the list of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) of the U.S. Department of State, argued for no sanctions relief, and highlighted the prospects for change in Iran, during a conference organized …
By Sedighe Shahrokhi, originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 22nd January 2022 Those familiar with Iranian social media are witnessing an uptrend of footage and posts about ordinary people speaking out against the mullahs on the streets, insulting them, and even showing aggression. Late December, a video was taken …
By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 11th October 2021 Iran’s economic situation is in the worst situation in the last century. This fact has been confirmed by Iran’s state-run media, also acknowledging the consequences of the growing economic crisis for the regime that has created and …
State Media: Iran’s Economic Situation Is Beyond Catastrophe Read More
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 …
State Media: Iran’s Regime Profits $500 Million From Current Blackouts Read More
By Amir Taghati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 25th April 2021 On April 18, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a vague statement announcing that the deputy head of the organization’s foreign special operations division, the Quds Force, had died. The statement said only that Brigadier General Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi had …
Who Is Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh, the New Deputy Commander of Iran’s Quds Force? Read More
By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 19th April 2021 Iran’s state-run media on Sunday and Monday acknowledged how the regime had destroyed Iran’s economy, people’s lives and warned about another social turmoil. Iranians now face rampant inflation, skyrocketing prices, and the coronavirus outbreak. “The most damaging consequence of …
Iran: State-Run Media Underline the Possibility of Another Uprising 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 …
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, 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 nuclear capabilities and testing were lifted …
Why Is Iran’s Exchange Rate Falling After the Lifting of Sanctions? Read More