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Iranian people’s quest for freedom and regime’s isolation, mark the end of Persian year 1401

The Persian Year 1401 has come to an end, and it will be remembered as a year marked by the Iranian people's nationwide uprising and the regime's growing international isolation.
The Persian Year 1401 has come to an end, and it will be remembered as a year marked by the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising and the regime’s growing international isolation.

 

While negotiations with world powers to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal dragged on, the clerical regime counted on Russia and China to help overcome its international isolation. However, Tehran’s decision to back Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and supply it with drones resulted in more sanctions and put the regime at odds with world powers.

Iran’s nationwide uprising enters its 191st day with major demonstration in Zahedan

Iran’s nationwide uprising is continuing on its 191st day, with thousands of brave Baluch locals taking to the streets of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan & Baluchestan, to protest against the regime’s oppressive security forces.
Iran’s nationwide uprising is continuing on its 191st day, with thousands of brave Baluch locals taking to the streets of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan & Baluchestan, to protest against the regime’s oppressive security forces.

 

Protesters chanted slogans against the mullahs’ theocracy and called for an end to any attempts to return to a dictatorial government, especially a monarchy. According to sources from the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), protests have expanded to at least 282 cities across the country, with over 750 people killed and more than 30,000 arrested by the regime’s forces. The MEK has published the names of 664 killed protesters.

Iranians bid farewell to a year of turmoil and unrest

Iranians have bid farewell to the Persian Year 1401, which was marked by a series of economic and social crises, as well as a growing movement for a secular, non-nuclear, and democratic republic.
Iranians have bid farewell to the Persian Year 1401, which was marked by a series of economic and social crises, as well as a growing movement for a secular, non-nuclear, and democratic republic.

 

The year began with the installation of Ebrahim Raisi as the new president, which was praised by the regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei as a “sweet development.” However, as the year progressed, support for Raisi dwindled due to the worsening economic conditions and social unrest in the country.

Amnesty International report reveals thousands of children swept up in Iran’s protest crackdown

Iranian authorities have admitted that the total number of people detained in connection with the protests was above 22,000.
Iranian authorities have admitted that the total number of people detained in connection with the protests was above 22,000.

 

While they have not provided a breakdown of how many of those detained were children, state media reported that children comprised a significant portion of protesters.

Iranians mark Nowruz with anti-regime protests

Iranians across the country have been marking Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, by visiting the resting places of their loved ones and paying their respects to the country’s heroes and heroines.
Iranians across the country have been marking Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, by visiting the resting places of their loved ones and paying their respects to the country’s heroes and heroines.

Iranians across the country have been marking Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, by visiting the resting places of their loved ones and paying their respects to the country’s heroes and heroines.

 

This year, the tradition has become a powerful method of voicing their hatred of the mullahs’ dictatorship and pledging to continue the ongoing Iranian revolution that began in September 2022, with protests spreading to at least 282 cities.

How the Revolutionary Guard’s illicit operations fund the Iranian regime’s global ambitions

In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has come under intense international scrutiny due to its human rights abuses, support for terrorist groups, and nuclear program.
In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has come under intense international scrutiny due to its human rights abuses, support for terrorist groups, and nuclear program.

 

One of the key players in Iran’s power structure is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a paramilitary force responsible for safeguarding the regime and exporting the Islamic revolution abroad. The IRGC not only controls a significant portion of Iran’s banking and financial markets, but it is also deeply involved in money laundering for the Iranian regime.

Iranians welcome Nowruz with anti-regime protests across the country

The Iranian people have welcomed the Iranian calendar new year, Nowruz, with a series of protests and demonstrations against the regime in Tehran and cities throughout the country.
The Iranian people have welcomed the Iranian calendar new year, Nowruz, with a series of protests and demonstrations against the regime in Tehran and cities throughout the country.
The Iranian people have welcomed the Iranian calendar new year, Nowruz, with a series of protests and demonstrations against the regime in Tehran and cities throughout the country.

 

Protesters have taken to the streets and chanted anti-regime slogans, calling for the end of the dictatorship and the establishment of a democratic republic. The Iranian people are specifically holding Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and paramilitary Basij units, alongside other security units that are on the ground suppressing peaceful demonstrators.

Former Senator Joe Lieberman praises Iranian opposition movement at Senate briefing

Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman gave a powerful speech during a Senate briefing hosted by the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) on March 16, just before the Persian New Year.
Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman gave a powerful speech during a Senate briefing hosted by the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) on March 16, just before the Persian New Year.
Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman gave a powerful speech during a Senate briefing hosted by the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) on March 16, just before the Persian New Year.

 

Esteemed senators and notable figures discussed U.S. policy on Iran during the seventh month of Iran’s nationwide uprising. The event focused on identifying measures to support the Iranian people against the oppressive regime and establish a democratic, non-nuclear, and secular Iran.

Former Undersecretary of State urges support for Iranian women’s fight for freedom

On March 16, former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Ambassador Paula Dobriansky spoke at a bipartisan conference in the United States Senate in support of the Iranian people and their democratic aspirations.
On March 16, former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Ambassador Paula Dobriansky spoke at a bipartisan conference in the United States Senate in support of the Iranian people and their democratic aspirations.

 

She urged everyone to give their full support to the brave men and women fighting for their freedom and the freedom of future generations in a democratic, secular, non-nuclear Iran republic.

Iran: Safavi refutes Rubin’s cherry-picking of intelligence on MEK

Rubin accused the MEK of being unpopular in Iran and not being the largest Iranian opposition group since they lack supporters in the US federal government.
Rubin accused the MEK of being unpopular in Iran and not being the largest Iranian opposition group since they lack supporters in the US federal government.

Rubin accused the MEK of being unpopular in Iran and not being the largest Iranian opposition group since they lack supporters in the US federal government.

 

Dr. Ali Safavi, a member of the NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee, has spoken out against fellow American Enterprise Institute (AEI) member Michael Rubin’s recent attack on the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), Iran’s leading opposition group.