BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 26, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In his recent Nowruz speech, Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Iranian regime, outlined his concerns and fears. By placing significant emphasis on “hope,” mentioning it 29 times, and highlighting its
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
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By NCRI Staff, March 13, 2024 Airstrikes attributed to a U.S.-British coalition hit port cities and small towns in western Yemen on March 11, killing at least 11 people and injuring 14 while defending commercial shipping, a spokesperson for Yemen’s internationally recognized government told Reuters.
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 13, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Despite full readiness of the repressive measures, the Iranian youth turned this year’s fire festival or “Chaharshanbeh Souri” into a firey uprising. Alireza Jafarzadeh explains.
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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.
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 7, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The clerical regime long touted the electoral farce staged on March 1 in Iran as a crucial step to reviving its shattered legitimacy, both domestically and internationally, following the 2022 uprising. The
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By NCRI-US Staff, March 6, 2024 The 2022 murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini at the hands of the Iranian regime sparked an uprising. It gained global attention to the plight of the Iranian people, particularly the women in Iran. The world learned more about the
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 6, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Less than a week after the crushing blow dealt to Iran’s faltering regime following the historic boycott of the March 1 sham elections, the devastating fallout is already being uttered by the
Stunning Low Turnout in Iran’s Engineered Elections Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, March 2, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director
By NCRI-US Staff, March 1, 2024 In an interview with Al-Hurra, Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the National Council of Iranian Resistance in Washington, elaborates why the March 1 sham elections held by the clerical regime are going to face an unprecedented boycott. Explaining why