On April 16, 2026, a briefing titled “Iran: Towards Peace and Freedom” was held at the United States Senate in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The event brought together U.S. senators, former ambassadors, policymakers, and experts to examine the ongoing crisis in Iran and a
April 8, 2026. After President Trump announced a two‑week ceasefire with the Iranian regime, the National Council of Resistance of Iran issued the following statement by its President‑elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran for
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NCRI Warns of Imminent Massacre and Calls for Urgent International Action Paris, France — April 1, 2026. In a news briefing addressed to the media, Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), condemned the
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Free Iran Convention 2025 opened on Saturday, November 15, bringing Iranian scholars, activists, professionals, and community leaders together for an all-day program in the U.S. capital structured around four thematic panels, special segments amplifying voices from inside Iran, and discussions on rebuilding a
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Washington, DC, November 15, 2025. The Free Iran Convention 2025 convened in Washington, D.C., uniting an extraordinary gathering of Iranian scholars, professionals, and international dignitaries to examine the roadmap for change at a decisive moment of crisis for the ruling regime. Honorable Mike Pompeo, the
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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
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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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 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
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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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