Washington, DC, November 15, 2025. The Free Iran Convention 2025 convened in Washington, D.C., uniting an extraordinary gathering of Iranian scholars, professionals, and freedom fighters to examine the roadmap for change at a decisive moment of crisis for the ruling regime. Ms. Soona Samsami, the
Messages from Political Prisoners This powerful segment brings the audience directly inside Iran’s struggle for freedom. Voices from Iran features messages smuggled out from political prisoners—some facing execution—whose courage continues to inspire a nation. Resistance Units It also includes exclusive footage of the activities of
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy director, U.S. Office, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Washington November 7, 2025 For nearly four decades, Iran’s political future has been framed in Washington as a choice between confrontation with the ruling theocracy or accommodation with it. Yet neither approach
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By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published on RealClear World Iran is in a strikingly similar position to the dictatorial Pahlavi regime right before it was deposed in 1979. The last U.S. Ambassador to Iran, William Sullivan, sent a now-famous telegram to the White House in late
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Panel Objective Iran’s new generation, from students and activists inside the country to young Iranians shaping policy and media abroad, is now the driving force of the struggle for freedom. This panel highlights how Gen-Z courage, digital organizing, and global advocacy are reshaping Iran’s political
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Panel Objective This panel explores how Iranian women have become central to the country’s democratic struggle. It examines the historical and structural forces, particularly since 1985, that enabled women to assume leadership roles within the organized resistance, and highlights how their sacrifice, resilience, and vision
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FREE IRAN CONVENTION 2025 The Path to A Democratic, Prosperous Republic in Iran Keynote Speaker Mrs. Maryam Rajavi President-elect of The National Council of Resistance of Iran The Free Iran Convention 2025 brought together Iranian scholars, activists, professionals, and community leaders to outline a clear
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 22, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director October 22, 1993, marks a momentous day in the history of the Iranian Resistance, which has long strived to realize the century-old aspirations of the Iranian people for democracy, equality, and popular
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 21, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In today’s Iran, the clerical regime faces a storm unlike any it has encountered in forty-five years.Crises—political, social, economic, and regional—are closing in from every direction, stripping away its stability and exposing
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 7, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director As the world cautiously welcomes a ceasefire in Gaza and hopes for an end to months of bloodshed, Iran’s clerical regime stands defiantly apart. While nations call for calm, Tehran denounces peace
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