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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Panel Objective This panel will explore Iran’s rapidly evolving political landscape and assess the most realistic pathway to democratic change. Panelists will examine various scenarios proposed for Iran’s future—from relying on so-called moderates within the regime, to external pressure, civil disobedience, or military intervention—to determine
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Panel Objective The panel aims to analyze the objective and social conditions in Iran that indicate a society on the brink of transformative change or regime overthrow. It explores the deepening economic, political, social, and environmental crises, and how these have fueled widespread discontent, protest
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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
Iran’s Regime Under Siege: Crises Closing in from Every Direction Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 17, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In today’s Iran, where dissent is a crime and silence is enforced by fear, a new force has risen from within the people — the Resistance Units. They are not soldiers or armed
Iran’s Resistance Units: A Nation’s Fire Against the Gallows of Tyranny Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 14, 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Lasting Peace in the Region Runs Through a Free Iran As the world is taking major strides toward peace in the region, one regime stands in growing isolation – the clerical dictatorship
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, October 9 , 2025, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The reactivation of UN snapback sanctions has sent shockwaves through Tehran. Far from projecting confidence, Iran’s rulers have plunged into a state of heightened alert—militarily, politically, and psychologically—betraying deep fears of
Fear and Fallout: Tehran on Edge After Snapback Sanctions Read More
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
Tehran’s War on Peace: Why Iran’s Rulers Need War Read More