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
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By NCRI-US Staff, February 23, 2024 On Thursday, February 22, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of Iran U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US), held a press conference that shed light on the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections scheduled for March 1st. Jafarzadeh’s presentation, backed
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By Mike Glen, The Washington Times, February 22, 2024 Most Iranians will boycott the country’s March 1 parliamentary elections because their political system is rigged in favor of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his favored candidates, according to the National Council of Resistance of
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 10, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director February 11th marks the 45th anniversary of Iran’s anti-monarchical revolution, as the nation continues its 120-year quest for freedom, justice, and independence. Since 2017, the political landscape has been marked by persistent
45 Years Post Revolution: Iranian People’s Unyielding Quest for Freedom Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, February 3, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Iran’s clerical regime, skilled in deceit and outsourcing terrorism and nefarious activities, presents itself as pious and pro-poor in Islamic nations while secretly supporting paramilitary groups to influence politics abroad. This regime
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BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 31, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director On January 29, Khamenei’s regime ruthlessly executed four young Kurdish prisoners in the notorious Qezelhessar Prison. They were Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad Faramarzi, Vafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi. Arrested in August 2022, they
As Executions Continue to Rise, Iran’s Youth Remain Defiant Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 26, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director As Iran’s society is simmering in outrage over the cowardly executions of anti-regime protesters Mohammad Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimi, there are increasing signs that the revolting spectacle billed as March 1st “elections”
Iran’s Looming Elections Boycott Signals the Regime’s Further Demise Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 25, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Earlier this month, the Iranian regime launched ballistic missile attacks on Iraq, Syria, and, notably, Pakistan, all within a 24-hour period. These attacks represent a desperate move by a regime whose façade
Iran Regime’s Regional Adventurism Cannot Mask Its Strategic Weakness Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 24, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In the early hours of Tuesday, January 23, the henchmen of Iran’s religious dictatorship cowardly executed Mohammad Qobadlou, a 23-year-old imprisoned during the 2022 protests, on charges of killing a regime’s repressive
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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
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