By Sofey Saidi, Washington Examiner, Published September 29, 2026 Regime change is returning to the policy discussion over Iran, not as a call for another U.S.-led intervention but as a strategic question about whether lasting regional stability is possible while the political system at the center of
Trump says the Iran endgame is here. It isn’t — without regime change Read More
Ali Safavi, Originally published by Washington Examiner, September 1, 2026 The regime in Tehran is reeling under a collapsing economy, public anger, systemic corruption, and its inability to resolve Iran’s multiplying crises. International attention is therefore turning toward the decisive internal factor: the Iranian people and organized resistance.
Don’t fall for Tehran’s talking points about the resistance Read More
Shahriar Kia, Originally published by the NCR-Iran.org, August 13, 2026 On August 9 and 10, 2026, the Iranian regime executed a sweeping overhaul of its military and security apparatus under the direction of Mojtaba Khamenei. The restructuring, which elevated hardline commanders to the pinnacle of
Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, March 18, 2025 Michael Rubin’s latest tirade against the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) is as predictable, as it is monotonous, a tired attempt to resuscitate long-debunked smears with the same desperation as Iran’s regime clinging to its last breath. At
Why the Focus on MEK Children Instead of Iran Regime’s Child Executions? Read More
By Struan Stevenson, Originally published in International Business Times, May 21, 2024 The antics of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed and detested Shah of Iran, remind me of a line from the poem “The Man Who Wasn’t There” by the American Hugh Mearns: “Yesterday,
Pahlavi Is Iran’s Version Of ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’ Read More
Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, March 20, 2024 This week, the people of Iran and expatriates throughout the world will recognize the Persian New Year celebration of Nowruz (“New Day”). Nowruz conveys a promise of growth and transformation, which has become increasingly poignant in
A ‘New Day’ for Iran Will Realize the Promises of the 2022 Uprising Read More
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally published in the New York Post, March 7, 2024 Friday’s sham elections for Iran’s Parliament and Assembly of Experts sent a shot heard ’round the world, with voters staying home in record numbers in defiance of the regime’s calls to vote.
Iran’s historically low election turnout should spell the end of the regime Read More
By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Originally Published in Newsmax World, Thursday, 29 February 2024 As the March 1st Iranian elections loom, it is increasingly evident that they are a farce orchestrated by the oppressive regime of Ali Khamenei. Since the beginning of the regime’s mass killings in 1981
Iran’s Moribund Regime Falling Into Election Year Trap 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
Four decades of the Iranian regime’s terrorism have been richly rewarded. By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director, U.S. Office, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Washington; originally published in the Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2024 Your editorial “Iran Doesn’t Get Biden’s Message” (Jan. 17)
Tehran Hears President Biden Loud and Clear Read More