When the Supreme Leader Speaks, Who Still Listens?

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  By: Struan Stevenson Mojtaba Khamenei inherited the most powerful office in the Islamic Republic. Yet six months into his tenure, a question once considered unthinkable is surfacing in Tehran. When the Supreme Leader speaks, who still listens? For almost five decades, the answer was obvious. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini created a system in which factional warfare could rage beneath the surface, provided everyone ultimately bowed to the Supreme Leader. Ali Khamenei preserved that arrangement for more than three decades. Presidents came and went. Clerics competed. The Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) accumulated power. Yet one principle remained sacrosanct. The Supreme Leader had the final word. Today that principle is under strain. On August 28, Mojtaba Khamenei warned officials against creating false choices between war and negotiation, compromise and confrontation. He urged them to avoid publicizing weaknesses and declared that anything damaging social cohesion was forbidden. The mess...
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NCRI-US Conference to Examine Tehran’s Nuclear Agenda on the 20th Anniversary of Natanz Revelation

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Distinguished national security and non-proliferation experts will speak and offer policy recommendations

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 9, 2022 — On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US), will hold a conference on Iran on the 20th anniversary of its 2002 groundbreaking revelation of the secret Natanz nuclear site in Iran.

A distinguished array of national security and non-proliferation experts will address the current state of the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons program, Ebrahim Raisi’s agenda and scorecard after one year in office, and options for an effective Iran policy.

Conference Speakers

  • Honorable Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut
  • Ambassador John Bolton, former National Security Advisor, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN
  • Ambassador Robert Joseph, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
  • Dr. Olli Heinonen, former Deputy Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency; Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center
  • General Chuck Wald, former Deputy Commander of U.S European Command
  • Mr. James Rosen, Chief White House Correspondent, Newsmax (moderator)
  • Ms. Soona Samsami, U.S. Representative, National Council of Resistance of Iran
  • Mr. Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director, Washington Office, NCRI

RSVP is required for this event and available for accredited journalists, the diplomatic corps, think tanks, and the U.S. Congressional offices. To RSVP and for media inquiries, please contact media @ ncrius.org.

The Revelation: On August 14, 2002, the main Iranian opposition movement, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) – relying on the detailed information obtained by the network of its principal member, the MEK, inside Iran – revealed the existence of a secret nuclear site in Natanz, central Iran. The revelation triggered the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of the Iranian nuclear sites for the first time. Twenty years later, it is evident that the nuclear program of Iran has always been a nuclear weapons project.

The Significance: The revelation of Natanz by the NCRI was groundbreaking, because:

  • Led to the start of the IAEA monitoring of all exposed nuclear sites of Iran, which has continued to date.
  • Shed light on the whole nuclear weapons program.
  • Was followed up with several other revelation to provide a comprehensive picture of Tehran’s nuclear weapons program.
  • Led to six UN Security Council resolutions on Iran.
  • Helped save the world from the ability of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to arm itself with a nuclear bomb, a potential disaster of colossal consequence.
  • Showed the depth and breadth of the network of the Iranian Resistance inside Iran.


This article was first published by NCR-Iran- US

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