Ali Safavi, Al Arabiya, 13 March 2018 This year, the Iranian fire festival of Chaharshanbe Suri, will be marked on Tuesday, March 14, 2018. It may also mark the beginning of a new uprising against the clerical regime, in light of a series of recent
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Ali Safavi, Real Clear World, 9 March 2018 On Dec. 31, 1977, then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter toasted the Shah’s Iran as “an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world.” Days later, anti-government protests erupted in the Holy city of
Soona Samsami, The Daily Caller, 31 January 2018 As 2018 dawned in Iran, a surge of urban uprisings engulfed more than 140 cities and towns. Protesters angrily chanted “Leave Syria alone, think about us” and “Death to Hezbollah” — slogans aimed at not only the regime’s President
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Ali Safavi, IJR, 12 January 2018 With audacious anti-regime protests roiling throughout Iran, wheezy officials of the dictatorship have repeatedly declared the uprising at an end. But the raw social anger did not appear out of nowhere, and it will not simply disappear into thin air. Popular
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Alireza Jafarzadeh, Fox News, 2 January 2018 VIEW MORE STORIES ABOUT THE MOVEMENT HERE What started as economic demonstrations have transformed into deadly anti-government protests across Iran. A round-up of what happened and how leaders are reacting to the chaos. Anti-government demonstrations that erupted Thursday and have
Alireza Jafarzadeh, Washington Examiner, 1 September 2017 Two years ago, nuclear negotiations concluded between Iran and the P5+1 group of nations, with the U.S. at its head. The resulting Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran nuclear deal, has accomplished little in the time
Ali Safavi, Washington Examiner, 19 May 2017 Friday’s presidential election in Iran represents anything but a genuine process like that expected by the average American. In Iran’s theocratic state, the supreme leader (a cleric called vali-e faqih) enjoys the final say on all matters. That
Alireza Jafarzadeh, Foreign Policy Blog, 22 February 2017 Barely a week after President Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president, Iran commenced another round of ballistic missiles to test his tough campaign rhetoric. The most recent launch took place even after the administration officially put
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Ali Safavi, Huffington Post, 14 February 2017 Last month, the US imposed new sanctions on Iranian entities involved in weapons procurement. The move came two days after the administration of Donald Trump officially put the regime “on notice” for its provocative ballistic missile tests. In response,
Ali Safavi, The Hill, 9 February 2017 By testing their ballistic missiles in a provocative act last month, Iran’s ayatollahs also tested the resolve of the new U.S. president. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s promise of swift action should violations continue has turned the Obama