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Iran news in brief, December 28, 2018

Hamid Bahrami Alarm bells over Iran’s terrorist operations at the heart of EU This year has been one of the most challenging ones for the security services in European countries as they have yet to form a firm counter-terrorism strategy to halt state-sanctioned terrorist operations across the EU. If the ISIS targeted people arbitrarily without any operation center in the EU, Iran’s regime uses its embassies to organize terrorist operations across Europe as part of its desperate response to domestic crises and growing dissent inside the country. The US administration commended this week the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s decision to expel the Iranian ambassador and another diplomat for plotting “terrorist attacks” in Albania, as said by Secretary Pompe. ANALYSIS:  What needs to be done over Iran’s crisis in 2019?    President Trump thanked Mr Rama for “steadfast efforts to stand up to Iran and to counter its destabilizing activities and efforts to ...

Iran news in brief, December 27, 2018

Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018

Christian citizens celebrate Christmas under the boots of tyranny On the eve of the new year, our greetings to the Virgin Mary, who endured much suffering and a major test in a dark night before she delivered Jesus, the word of love and hope, the message of rebellion against coercion and deception, and the carol of light and freedom. Someone came to give shelter to the poor and the needy, to be the voice of the oppressed and the light for the eyes of those who immersed in darkness. He gave the power of speech to free peoples who stood up to oppression, evil and wickedness. Read more: Christian citizens celebrate Christmas under theboots of tyranny

Message of Maryam Rajavi on Christmas and the New Year- December 24, 2018 2019 would be a year of advancement of resistance and uprisings towards freedom and victory

Freedom fighters vs. dissidents in Iran Column by Shahram Ahmadi Nasab Emran Understanding contemporary Iran and crafting a successful Iran policy require making a key distinction between organized freedom fighters devoted to the cause of bringing about change in Iran, and various groups and individuals who dislike the ruling regime. If we equate all dissidents under the umbrella term “Iranian opposition,” we only complicate our ability to recognize and work with viable pro-change forces. The terminology can be misleading. A key distinction needs to be made between freedom fighters and dissidents. Dissidents are those groups and individuals who are not happy with the current state of affairs. There is no question that the majority of Iranians and almost all Iranian groups in the diaspora fit in the category of dissidents. Dissatisfaction with the status quo...

Iran news in brief, December 21, 2018

Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, is seen here speaking at the 73rd General Debate at the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters at in New York City on September 25, 2018. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI |  License Photo Iran's terror-cell embassies exposed By Struan Stevenson, Campaign for Iran Change Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Albania's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador and another diplomat for plotting acts of terrorism within the country has been widely praised. President Trump has written personally to Prime Minister Edi Rama congratulating him for countering Iran's "destabilizing activities and efforts to silence dissidents around the globe." His letter was reinforced by messages of support from U.S. national security adviser  John Bolton  and Secretary of State  Mike Pompeo . The expulsion has focused world attention once again on how the mullahs' regime uses its embassies as terror cells. The Iranian ...

Iran news in brief, December 20, 2018

Ali Khamenei THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH IRAN IS REGIME CHANGE INU- Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei is failing to deal with domestic unrest that has sent many hundreds of thousands of people into the streets during 2018, which has resulted in yet more factional infighting among the mullahs. However, some in the West are misinterpreting this as a struggle between so-called hardliners, represented by Khamenei, and moderates, by President Hassan Rouhani. This is a huge mistake because this is no fight for policy or principle, as you might expect from a democracy. It is a struggle for ultimate power. The mullahs are selected for political office, rather than elected, and Iranian democracy is more for show than for use. Saeed Ghasseminejad, a senior adviser on Iran at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said: “The Islamist regime in Tehran is a theocratic mafiocracy. Members of the mafia fight each other. They may have a very different point of views o...

Iran news in brief, December 19, 2018

Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018

lord maginnes OPINION: 2019 BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITY TO TOPPLE THE IRANIAN REGIME With 2018 coming to a close, it’s time for policymakers to re-examine strategies for confronting Iran’s dictatorship. There have been unique changes in Iranian affairs and policy since the end of last year. New opportunities — and new threats —  have arisen. One year ago, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was still in full effect. Now, all U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic have come back into full force. One year ago, Iran’s domestic situation appeared relatively stable, but within weeks it had erupted into a mass uprising that spanned every major city and town, giving rise to virtually unprecedented anti-government slogans. And one year ago, the Iranian threat to Western nations was largely theoretical and vaguely defined; today, the United States and Europe have faced down at least four terrorist plots targeting Iranian activists on Western soil. Proponents of Iranian democ...

Maryam Rajavi at the International Conference of Iranian Communities- December 15, 2018 Saturday, December 15, 2018, Maryam Rajavi spoke to a global video conference where Iranian communities in more than 40 capitals of Europe, North America and Australia participated simultaneously. Patrick Kennedy, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mr. Pandeli Majko, Senior Minister of State from Albania, Ms. Ingrid Betancourt, former senator from Columbia, Mr. Fatmir Mediu, Member of Parliament from Albania, Senator Gerry Horkan from Ireland, Mr. Antonio Tasso member of the Parliament of Italy, and a number of other MPs, senators, European elected representatives as well as political, legal and religious dignitaries attended the conference and made speeches.

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One Minute Iran News, December 12, 2018

Iran’s Heightened Fears of MEK Dissidents Are a Sign of Changing Times Iran has been the center of international attention in 2018. In light of unprecedented, continuous protests and strikes at home, a faltering economy, growing regional and international isolation, and the imposition of massive US sanctions, there are growing signs that the status quo has become untenable and the regime is finding it much more difficult to contain the situation. The theocratic regime’s new onslaught against its opponents, most notably against the principal opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran or Mujahedin-e-Khalq ( PMOI/MEK ), is a serious indicator of changing times in Iran. In addition to domestic repression, the multi-faceted campaign against the MEK entails terror plots in the West and massive disinformation and demonization in the media and on the Internet. Continuation of protests: The new Iran The most defining aspect of Iran in 2018 has b...

Iran news in brief, December 12, 2018

Iran news in brief, December 11, 2018

Iran news in brief, December 10, 2018

Handwritten notes on walls advertising human body parts for sale Iranians are selling their body organs to make ends meet Iran, Dec. 4, 2018 - Here’s a sight that has sadly become all too common in Iran: Handwritten notes on walls advertising body parts for sale, complete with blood type, health state, the age of seller and phone number to contact. This is how Iran’s poor are selling their own health to make ends meet. What makes the situation even more tragic that every day, more of the country’s youth join the ranks of body organ sellers. These are youth who are suffering from the corrupt policies of the ruling regime and resort to desperate measures such as selling kidney, livers, retina… Outrageously, state-run medical centers and official hospitals and other institutions tied to Iranian officials make stellar profits from intermediating the process of selling body organs of poor people. Among these institutions is the Association of Kidney Patient...