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Iran regime’s defiance increases tensions with Israel

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  By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Rising tensions between the Iranian regime and Israel have the potential to spiral into a wider conflict if not adequately addressed. There are several reasons for the heightened tensions. First of all, although the Iranian regime attempts to distract attention from the direct involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, Tehran continues to increase its military influence there and use its proxies against Israeli targets. Israel last month carried out an airstrike in Syria on a location where Iranian officials were meeting. Iranian leaders were reportedly meeting to discuss developments regarding their country’s drone and ballistic missile capabilities in Syria. The attack occurred on the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Iranian government for an attack on a vessel owned by an Israeli in the Arabian Gulf. He said: “Last week, Iran attacked an oil tanker … and harmed the international freedom of navigation....
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Iran Regime’s Failed Anniversary Carnival Showed Its Lack of Legitimacy

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  Written by  Mohammad Sadat Khansari Throughout history, all dictators have tried to legitimize their rule by amassing crowds, whether by intimidation or inducements. But Iran’s ruling theocracy and its ridiculous “anniversary carnival” outdid actions taken by dictators like Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco. Lacking any semblance of legitimacy inside Iran, the Iranian regime literally does everything to imply to its foreign audience that it enjoys popular support. February 11 marked the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 anti-monarchical revolution. A revolution,  hijacked by Ruhollah Khomeini  and his ilk. As the Shah’s true heir, Khomeini, and his affiliated network of clerics, usurped power in the absence of actual opposition members, whom Shah had imprisoned or executed. In his latest speech, Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s supreme leader, called for holding the regime’s anniversary carnival “more glorious than ever.” Yet, despite the mullahs’ heavy mobilization, they m...
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The mullah’s 43-year Iran report card

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   by  Hossein Beizayi Iran’s 1979 revolution is considered one of the most important events of the late twentieth century. The overthrow of Iran’s previous monarch and dictator Mohammad Reza Shah and the emergence of a religious regime reshaped Iran, significantly shifted the power balance in the Middle East, and created serious challenges to the global geopolitical order—challenges that continue to this day.  Tip of the iceberg of incompetency, mismanagement, and corruption As the regime marks the 43 rd  anniversary of the anti-monarchy revolution that brought the mullahs to power it’s worth taking a look at the regime’s report card. 1. The 8-year Iran-Iraq war that was initiated by the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini – approximate cost: $3 trillion. 2. Iran’s nuclear program – approximate cost: $9 trillion. 3. Iran’s extensive military, financial and civilian support of its terrorist proxies in various countries in the regi...
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Who Will Pay the Ultimate Price for the Ever-rising Prices?

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    Written by  Aladdin Touran On February 4, a heart-wrenching video circulated on Iran’s social media,  showing a young  mother begging for two eggs to feed her children, promising to pay for them later. More Iranians are pushed into the swamp of poverty and cannot afford a decent living due to the rising costs. The prices of essential consumer goods are skyrocketing daily. According to Iran’s state media, many food items, such as bread, rice, fish, etc., rose by 142%. Lentils rank first with a 261% increase. Chickpeas with 218% and sodas with 201% rank second and third. Most workers only eat bread and soft drinks for lunch. “The wholesale  price of potatoes  is 20,000 to 150,000 rials a kilo, while at fruit shops, it reaches at least 200,000 rials a kilo. This is beyond the purchasing power of many consumers. The price of potato has risen by 106% since last month,” the state-run Mardom Salari daily wrote on February 5. The paper added that “prices i...
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Why are Iran’s nuclear talks deadlocked?

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   By  Farid Mahoutchi As Vienna’s Palais Coburg prepares to host the latest round of 10-month-old negotiations over  Iran’s nuclear program , there’s general confusion over where the talks are headed. On all sides of the table, officials have been making contradictory remarks, expressing both optimism and pessimism about the progress in reining in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. “President (Joe) Biden still wants us to negotiate in Vienna,” U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Sunday. But US State Department officials have also been on record saying that the pace of the talks is not fast enough and have compared the  2015 nuclear deal , formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ), to a corpse. Diplomats from European countries have been expressing similar concerns as negotiators have shuttled back and forth between their capitals and Vienna in the past months. Iranian regime officials have made equally contradictory remarks. On t...
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Revolutionary Guards insider recounts horrific atrocities during the November 2019 protests

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  By Shamsi Saadati A member of the Revolutionary Guards gave a harrowing account of atrocities committed by Iranian security forces in a testimony on the last day of the second round of hearings in the Aban Tribunal, a London-based unofficial court that is hearing from witnesses of atrocities the regime security forces committed during the  November 2019 protests . Witness 600, whose voice was altered to protect his identity, presented himself as a senior Revolutionary Guards officer from Tehran. He participated in the arrest of protesters and witnessed the brutal interrogation and torture of civilians in the detention facilities of the IRGC. According to the officer,  IRGC  forces were told to be on alert one week before the regime declared the sudden hike in the price of gasoline. “They didn’t tell us about the gasoline [price hike]. They just told us to be ready for clashes and riots. The Revolutionary Guards have been maintaining its readiness for years… But in ...
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Iranian Resistance Units: “Rebels will win victory”

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  By Matin Karim In tandem with ongoing protests by teachers, workers, pensioners, and other segments of the Iranian society, Resistance Units, a network of MEK activists inside Iran, continue their activities, calling for the overthrow of the mullahs’ regime and the establishment of a democratic state. These activities take place as the regime continues to disregard the basic needs of the Iranian people and squanders the country’s resources on its destructive and criminal policies, such as arming terrorist groups in the region and chasing nuclear weapons. With dissatisfaction and hatred toward the ruling mullahs at an all-time high, the Iranian society is on the verge of another explosion. Meanwhile, the Resistance Units are acting as a beacon of hope for the Iranian people in their struggle against the regime’s suppression and violence, keeping the flame of resistance and rebellion alive across Iran. In different cities, the Resistance Units installed posters with messages from I...
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1st Week of Feb: Calls for Freedom and Justice in Iran Echoed Across European Cities

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  Written by Hamideh Taati On January 29, to commemorate half a million people killed in Iran from the Covid-19 virus and protesting against the Iranian regime’s inhuman policies that lead to the national catastrophe, Iranians and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran held rallies in European countries like Sweden, UK, France, and Belgium. تجمع هموطنان و اشرف‌نشانها در بزرگداشت نیم میلیون جانباخته کرونا در استکهلم Stockholm, Sweden تجمع هموطنان و اشرف‌نشانها در بزرگداشت نیم میلیون جانباخته کرونا- انگلستان - لندن London, UK فرانسه-تجمع هموطنان و اشرف‌نشانها در بزرگداشت نیم میلیون جانباخته کرونا Paris, France تجمع هموطنان و اشرف‌نشانها در بزرگداشت نیم میلیون جانباخته کرونا- بروکسل Brussels, Belgium On January 30, protesting the catastrophic decision making of the Iranian regime that killed more than half a million Iranians during the Covid-19 pandemic and calling to hold the regime’s supreme leader and other officials to account for committing crimes against humani...
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