True of Iran

By Jubin Katiraie Calls for a major change in Iran are growing stronger by the day, as the Iranian uprising continues into its seventh month and the Iranian Resistance prepares for their Free Iran gathering in Paris on June 30. But many in the international community worry that removing Iran from power without a solid opposition that can take over, will actually cause more problems. We’ve all seen the chaos that can emerge when a dictatorship is overthrown and there is no one to fill the void.   https://youtu.be/v8i4HaqSSyI Luckily, there is a legitimate, organised, and popular opposition in Iran that is prepared to rule the country when the mullahs are overthrown until an election is held. That is the  People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) . WHY THE MEK? Iran has constantly acknowledged, through both words and actions, that the MEK is the biggest threat to their dictatorship, because the MEK is a popular democratic group. Thus, Iran nee...

Iranian   By INU Staff INU - Ahead of this Saturday’s  #FreeIran2018 rally in Paris , there has been a lot of discussion about the Iranian Resistance coalition, the National Council of the Resistance of Iran (NCRI), especially its leader  Maryam Rajavi  and its largest group the People’s Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK). The  Washington Times published  a report, entitled “Iran: the Alternative”, and argued that the  NCRI were the only democratic alternative to the mullahs’ rule. Let’s look at some of their key points. Shaking the Regime’s authority The report began by tracking the anti-regime uprising in Iran that began in late December, quickly spreading across the whole country, and continues in Iran to this day. These protests, in 142 cities, united the Iranian population in their anger at the Regime’s tyranny and incompetence. They are only strengthened by the strikes in many of Iran’s core industries, includ...

Filippo Monteforte / Contributor/Getty Images Forty years ago when I traveled with the Iranian National Football team to Argentina for the 1978 World Cup, Iran was the football powerhouse of Asia. A young, charismatic team full of energy that had gone undefeated in the qualifying rounds, sending all its rivals in Asia and Oceania to defeat and claiming the only spot in the World Cup to represent the two continents. Iran had the capacity to field three prime and junior teams at Asia championship level and to compete with European clubs at that time. We were three-time Asia Cup of Nations champions, fifth-ranked at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and sole representative of Asia and Oceania in the 1978 World Cup. Despite all our accomplishments, every single one of us in that Iranian National Football team believed Iran’s potential for football greatness to be more than what we had actually achieved. We had dreams of how to build a national sports program to benefit Iran’s yout...

Maryam Rajavi Who is the true alternative to Iran’s mullahs ? Who is the alternative to Iran’s mollas ? Following the ongoing Dec/Jan protests aimed at bringing freedom for Iran’s suffering people, there are two vital issues at hand: Overthrowing the mullahs’ dictatorship The alternative to this regime The more we trek forward, the question of  who is this regime’s alternative becomes  all the more imperative. In such sensitive circumstances it is quite natural to see many parties claiming to be  the alternative to Tehran’s mullahs. It is also natural that all groups and individuals, associated or non-associated to a third party, those willing to sacrifice and opportunists seeking to jump at the opportunity, are surfacing and claiming to be patriotic in nature and opposing the ruling apparatus. This resembles the end of winter and the arrival spring, bringing about the birth of plants. Alongside flowers, however, we also witness the growth...

On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, the Washington Times published a report on the #FreeIran2018 major rally scheduled for June 30, 2018 in Villepinte, near Paris, France. Some 100,000 Iranians and their supporter as well as dozens of current and former senior officials from five continents are expected to attend the rally. The advocacy section, entitled, “Iran: The Alternative, and sponsored by Iranian American communities, included a section on the ten-point plan of  Maryam Rajavi , the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and another one on eight characteristics of an alternative. It also included a page on the anti-government uprisings that engulfed 142 cities in Iran and involved virtually every sector of society. TAGS:  Iranian Resistance

June 23, 2018 - We’re just a week away from the annual Iranian  opposition convention in Paris. In this rally, a large segment of the Iranian people, either living in exile or those who have amazingly been able to escape the Iranian regime’s siege and reach countries abroad, will be gathering to inform the world once again about the very tumultuous situation in Iran. Why the Iranian dissidents’ rally? Following the U.S. elections and Donald Trump becoming President after tracing his line in the sand from day one of his campaign, the Iranian people poured into the streets in December 2017 and launched a wave of nationwide protests. The city of Mashhad in northeast Iran witnessed locals begin massive demonstrations, protesting difficult living conditions. The fire of these rallies quickly spread to over 140 cities across the country. The slogans heard, first focusing on skyrocketing prices and unprecedented poverty, quickly evolved into pro...

Maryam Rajavi  By  Ken Blackwell   One could easily argue that Iran’s ruling theocracy is facing the greatest internal threat to its rule since the 1980s. In the beginning of this year, the country was rocked by a mass uprising. The chain of protests was a major step forward for the domestic Resistance movement in the sense that it extracted political activism from farmers and the rural poor, despite the fact that these groups had long been thought to tolerate or even support the clerical regime. The December-to-January uprising was comprised of protests in upwards of 140 cities and towns spanning the entire country. And this diversity has remained on display in the ensuing months, as activist networks and entire populations continue to organize more localized demonstrations, in keeping with the call-to-action issued in March by   Maryam Rajavi , the president of the NationalCouncil of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) , a coalition headed by the principle Ira...

Sid Ahmed Ghozali This decades-long struggle has seen the Iranian people sacrifice over 120,000 members of the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ) members and supporters. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the summer 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, mostly linked to the PMOI/MEK. These innocent victims sacrificed their all for freedom and democracy, and their legacy is beginning to bear fruit as the Iranian people are rising ever more against the regime. June 20, 2018 - Despite four decades of domestic crackdown and fueling foreign wars, scenes viewed from inside Iran in the past six months prove this dissatisfied nation is rising against the mullahs’ actions in bold fashion and setting their fears aside. The Iranian people are braving all odds, posing serious challenges for the ruling regime and taking to the streets to encounter the entire mullah apparatus, according to a recent  ...

Sid Ahmed Ghozali On the ruins of all forms of dictatorship, Iran will be an oasis of freedom and democracy, a center of security, and brotherhood, serving the Iranian people’s interests building peaceful friendship with its neighbors and all countries of the world. the opportunity to serve the public interest through leading roles in energy policy, diplomacy, and finally as prime minister. In these diverse capacities, I was in contact with major Arab and Muslim countries and particularly with Iran both before and after its revolution. I visited the country in September 1968 and met with the head of the Iranian oil company, former PM Manouchehr Iqbal.  During that visit, I clearly sensed the Iranian people’s dissatisfaction with the situation and the regime. I saw the Shah for the first time at the extraordinary OPEC summit held in Algiers on March 15, 1975. At a special session limited to heads of state, the Shah spoke and gave a large picture of his count...