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The truth about the Iranian regime’s new president

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  By Sadegh Pashm-Foroush The day after the announcement of the results of Iran’s sham presidential election, Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei summoned the remaining members of the government of former regime president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19. In his remarks to them—indirectly addressing new regime president Massoud Pezeshkian—he warned him and reminded him of the “model” of the president in the regime. The supreme leader repeatedly mentioned Raisi and said, “He is truly a model; we must all learn from him.” He then reiterated the concept of “heartfelt belief and practical commitment” to the regime, which Pezeshkian, like all the election candidates, had committed to. Khamenei stated, “Dear Raisi demonstrated as a model that one can possess these mental, heartfelt, and practical qualities as the president of a country and follow them in practice.” Of course, before the sham election, Pezeshkian repeatedly stated that he would continue Raisi...
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Iran’s State Broadcasting Organization Reports Dozens of Satellite TV Networks Disrupted

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 Written by Mehdi Oghbai Dozens of satellite television networks, alongside hundreds of national radio stations, provincial and local TV stations across Iran have suffered severe disruptions as of January 27, according to a  statement  released on Monday, January 31, by the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ), citing a report obtained from inside the regime’s Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) monitoring system. The disrupted satellite TV stations include 25 national TV networks broadcast through Intelsat and 20 similar channels broadcast through Badrsat, the report adds. Furthermore, hundreds of national radio stations, provincial and local city TV stations were also on “critical alert” status and reported as being on the verge of shutting down their broadcasting. The IRIB monitoring system’s control sheets show more than 2,000 “critical” warnings on state radio and TV stations broadcasting regime propaganda, according to the...
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West must widen focus on Tehran’s malign activities

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  By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh The international community must take a multifaceted approach to Iran. The regime’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons remains at the forefront of policy discussions regarding Tehran. This is understandable, of course, but the severity of this threat is no justification for overlooking any of the regime’s other malign activities. The potential perils of single-mindedness have been highlighted in recent weeks by incidents including attacks on US assets in Iraq and Syria, which were evidently carried out by the Iranian regime’s regional proxies and timed to coincide with the second anniversary of a US strike that eliminated the regime’s top operative, Qassem Soleimani. Another example of the proxy threat came on Jan. 17, when a drone attack penetrated the territory of the UAE and struck civilian areas of the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi. The drones in question were likely of Iranian origin because the regime has been caught smuggling advanced weaponry to the Hou...
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Iran: Regime’s escalating concerns over recent TV/radio broadcasting disruptions

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 By Farid Mahoutchi Iranian regime officials and state media are still furious about the recent  disruption of 27 state television and radio networks  that resulted in the broadcasting of Iranian opposition leaders’ footage and over 400 servers being destroyed. Even 24 hours after the ordeal many state TV stations were still unable to broadcast subtitles and announce their programs prior to their airing. “This measure by the [Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK )] in disrupting state TV broadcasting will not go unanswered. We need to deliver a firm respond response to the [ PMOI/MEK ],” said Alireza Salimi, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament). The official PMOI/MEK website has thus far been the target of five DDOS attacks with more than 12.6 million requests per second in the latest wave. This attack was launched at 7:25 pm Central European Time on Friday, January 29, and was nearly six times more powerful than the previous attac...
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Iran’s regime officials must face justice, say Iranians in Stockholm

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  By Mahmoud Hakamian For months, freedom-loving Iranians and family members of the victims of Iran’s summer  1988 massacre  have been rallying in Stockholm, calling on the international community to hold the mullahs’ regime accountable for their human rights violations and crimes against humanity. They have been traveling from across Europe to gather in the subzero temperatures to voice their demands as an Iranian regime henchman,  Hamid Noury , has been on trial for his role in the mass killings of 1988 of over 30,000 political prisoners, mostly members and supporters of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ). More than 33 years ago, in the summer of 1988 the regime ruling Iran launched a massive killing spree in prisons across the country. Political prisoners from a variety of backgrounds were the target of a horrific campaign resulting in the mass killings that targeted minors, seniors, and even pregnant women. Current regime ...
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Khamenei’s deadlock provides opportunity in Iran talks

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   By Aladdin Touran As the row over Iran’s controversial nuclear program continues, and ten months and eight rounds of Iran talks in Vienna have rendered next to nothing, recent remarks made by Iranian regime Supreme Leader  Ali Khamenei  have infused more contradictions into this already complex predicament. The current stalemate is driving rifts into Khamenei’s own faction. Some voices are welcoming direct negotiations with the U.S., while others are dismissing such a shift in tone as “treason.” This internal standoff, which demonstrates the weak and desperate state of Tehran’s regime, which has thus far gone unnoticed in mainstream media, provides an opportunity for the West. In contrast to the appeasement policy currently being pursued, the U.S. and European governments should realize the calamities facing Iran’s regime and raise their demands. Not only should the regime’s nuclear program be constrained, but significant measures need to be taken to end their dan...
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Growing Sense of Urgency Fuels Largest Appeal for UN Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre

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    On Thursday, the U.K.-based   Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI)   held a press conference at the Church House in London, to reiterate its longstanding call for an international inquiry into what has been called the Iranian regime’s single worst crime against humanity. The press conference was preceded on Tuesday by the publication of an open letter addressed to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and signed by 463 prominent individuals and institutions. Former UN Human Rights Section Chief in Iraq and  JVMI President Tahar Boumedra described the letter  and its underlying campaign as “the largest international call on the UN in history by the international expert and human rights community to hold Iranian officials accountable over the 1988 massacre.” Boumedra led Thursday’s press conference alongside former UK Minister for International Development Baroness Verma and Struan Stevenson, a former Scottish member of the Eur...
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Iran: The Poor Tumble While the Rich Rise

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 Written by Mansoureh Galestan On Friday, January 21, Dr. Javad Safari, a retired university lecturer, committed suicide due to financial difficulties and after not receiving his pension for months.  His tragic death once again highlights how the Iranian regime’s plunder and corruption have devastated people’s lives. Meanwhile, news broke out that in November, Hojat Abdolmaleki, the regime’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare, has “donated” 60 billion rials (roughly $1.5M USD) to a TV game show.  Abdolmaleki’s ministry controls Iran’s Social Security Organization, National Pension Organization, Social Security Investment Company (Shasta). The fate of Dr. Javad Safari, his family, and other Iranian pensioners is in the hands of the likes of Abdolmaleki. In a letter to Abdolmaleki, Ali Foroughi, the director of state-run Channel 3 TV, asked for a 480 billion rials investment for making 780 episodes of the “Square” contest. In less than 24 hours, Abdolmaleki...
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