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Iran news in brief, February 27, 2019 Rally in Front of UN Headquarters in Geneva Condemns Human Rights Violations in Iran As the United Nations Human Rights Council convenes to hold its 40th session at the international body’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, a large crowd of Iranian dissidents gathered to protest flagrant human rights violations and terrorism of the Iranian regime. The demonstration, held at the Place des Nations, calls for the ouster of the Iranian regime from the United Nations and the recognition of the Iranian Resistance, symbolized in the National Council of Resistance of Iran, as the legitimate representative and voice of the Iranian people. Iran: Retirees Rallying Outside the Mullahs' Majlis (Parliament) Retired government employees, along with retired military personnel, rallied on Tuesday outside the regime’s Majlis in Tehran, the capital of Iran, protesting poor living conditions, discrimination and the violation of their rights. T...

People take part in the demonstration 'Free Iran' organized by National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) before Middle East conference in Warsaw, Poland, 13 February 2019. [Jakub Kaminski/EPA/EFE] Iran’s democratic resistance movement can no longer be ignored Iran’s democratic resistance movement can no longer be ignored Lord Ken Maginnis of Drumglass is a member of the House of Lords in the UK Parliament Even in the wake of a wide-ranging conference in Warsaw on the topic of Middle East policy, the United Kingdom and Europe remain at odds with the United States over the Iran nuclear deal and the broader question of how to deal with the government of the Islamic Republic. It is understandable that many UK lawmakers believe maintaining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is preferable to proceeding with no agreement whatsoever. But what they fail to take into account is the strong possibility that this and any other deal may be rendered null and void...

Iran news in brief, February 25, 2019 Iranian Teachers, Educators and Government Retirees Hold Protests in Front of Parliament On Sunday, a large crowd of Iranian teachers, educators and retired public sector workers gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament) to protest against the regime’s incompetency and neglect in responding to their most basic demands.   “Enough with the tyranny. We don’t have food to eat,” the protesters were chanting in front of the parliament on Sunday. “We will continue our protests until we reclaim our rights, Housing, livelihoods, these are our basic rights, Imprisoned teachers must be freed. Iran: Lawmakers Not Allowed to Discuss $1.5 Billion Fund Withdrawal for Military The speaker of Iran's Parliament, Ali Larijani, on Sunday refused to let MPs discuss part of next year's budget bill that allows the withdrawal of up to 1.5 billion dollars from the country's National Development Fund to be spent for military purposes, orde...

How Iran Took Over The Middle East, With Bush And Obama’s Help by L Todd Wood Hindsight is 20/20, but when you are the commander-in-chief, you can’t afford to be wrong When it comes to Iran, George W. Bush was very wrong, and Barack Obama was very complicit. And now it’s left to President Trump to clean up the mess. I refer in particular to the way Tehran used both Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama, albeit in different ways, to promote its own interests in the Middle East and put its troops on Israel’s doorstep, all to fulfill a long-held dream of eradicating the Jewish state from the map. Although it can seem like ancient history, we’re living with the consequences to this day. Mr. Bush was told that Iran was the major threat in the region, not Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. He was told that if he invaded Iran, the mullahs would make life hell for American troops. He was told that Iran wanted to take control of Iraq. I know, I’ve talked to the people who told him. IRAN WILL ...

Iran news in brief, February 22, 2019 Conference at French Parliament Calls for Firm Policy on Iranian Regime's Terrorism, Human Rights On Thursday, February 21, the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran at the French National Assembly held a conference titled “Iran Perspectives 2019,” calling for a firm European Union policy vis-a-vis the Iranian regime’s aggravating terrorist threats and deteriorating human rights conditions.   Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the French government to initiate a bold policy in the EU that places France and Europe shoulder to shoulder with the people of Iran and respects the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy. she said: “The regime’s overthrow which is the desire of the people of Iran has never been so much within reach,”. There are believed to be dozens of child offenders on death row in Iran, which reportedly executed at least six child offenders in 2...

Iran news in brief, February 21, 2019 Depositors of Corrupt Iranian Credit Institutions Hold Demonstrations in Tehran and Kermanshah On Tuesday Feb. 20, depositors of state-backed Caspian Credit institution gathered in front of the Iranian regime’s public court in Tehran and marched in the Tehran Bazaar toward the Iranian regime’s attorney general’s office. The protesters were chanting “Where are our possessions, the attorney general is asleep” and “why isn’t the country’s law being upheld?”   At the same time in Kermanshah, another group of investors were holding similar protest in front of Caspian’s local branch. Iran Arrests 6 Christian Converts in Northern City A human rights group said that six Christian converts were arrested in one month in the northern city of Rasht. According to the report, two Christian coverts identified as Hossein Kadivar and Khalil Pourdehghan were detained on January 29 in a house church. Another man identified as Abdolreza Ali...

Iran news in brief, February 20, 2019 1- Iranians Down Large Pro-Regime Billboard in Southern Iran According to social media reports and reports by the state-run IRNA news agency, angry Iranians brought down a large billboard with images of the so called “shrine defenders”, regime forces sent to fight for the Assad regime in Syria. On Tuesday, a large group of people in Andimeshk in the southern province of Khuzestan bringing down the large billboard and cheering as it fell. IRNA said that security forces fired in the air and used tear gas to disperse the angry crowds. Reports indicate that protesters blocked the road. Ordinary Iranians despise the regime’s warmongering in the region and have chanted, “Leave Syria and think of us”, in their streets protests on many occasions as Iran spends billions in its proxy war in Syria. IRNA said that the reason behind the protests in Andimeshk were disagreements on where the billboard should be installed. 2- More Threats A...

Iran news in brief, February 19, 2019 U.S. Dollar, Prices Rise As Iran Faces Uncertainty The U.S. dollar is again on a steep rise in Iran. The greenback climbed to over 130,000 rials on Monday morning February 18. This is the biggest rise for the dollar in Iran's government-controlled forex market during the past three months. The rate of exchange for the U.S. dollar was 11,000 rials on December 31. The new rate is still well below the rate of 190,000 rials per dollar in the summer of 2018. As the dollar rose so did gold, as the two move in tandem; both being sought-after safe-havens. Market observers attribute the high price of foreign currencies and gold to uncertainty about the fate of the bills against money laundering and combating terrorism financing, which are required by the Financial Action Task Force to exclude Iran from its blacklist. Dutch company fined for exporting turbine parts to Iran A Dutch company has been convicted of illegally exporting to...

Iran news in brief, February 18, 2019 MEK Supporters Urge Munich Security Conference to Expel Zarif Opponents of Iran's regime in Germany on Sunday protested the presence of the regime's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Munich Security Conference. Supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), rallying opposite the global security summit, held banners stating the Iranian regime is the number one state sponsor of terrorism and cause of regional instability. The MEK supporters chanted, "Zarif is a terrorist", "Kick Javad Zarif out" and "No to appeasement; Yes, to Resistance." The MEK protesters in Munich called on the European Union Member States in particular to shut down all the Iranian regime's embassies and expel agents of the regime's Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) and terrorist Quds Force. They urged both the EU and US to include the entirety of the MOIS and Revolu...

Soona Samsami of NCRI on Prospects of Change in Iran Washington, DC—11 February 2019—On the 40th anniversary of the overthrow of the monarchic dictatorship, the main opposition said that the ruling clerical system "is at its weakest point in history," and the prospects of change are shining brighter than ever before. The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US), seen as the most organized opposition to the regime, sponsored a panel on Monday to discuss the regime’s long and brutal domestic and foreign policy record at home and abroad. Soona Samsami, the NCRI's representative in the U.S., offered an in-depth examination of the current situation, including major crises that the regime is facing, and struck a note of optimism about prospects for democratic change in Iran. "The Iranian people are calling for the establishment of a republic, based on democracy and separation of religion and state," she said. ...

Speech by Robert Torricelli; Warsaw Summit, Free Iran Rally, Feb 13 Free Iran with Maryam Rajavi, the solution for Iran under a rogue regime. Iranian opposition calls on Warsaw Summit and its participants to blacklist MOIS & IRGC and recognize the legitimate resistance of the people of Iran for regime change

Speech by Rudy Giuliani; Warsaw Summit, Free Iran Rally, Feb 13 Free Iran with Maryam Rajavi, the solution for Iran under a rogue regime. Iranian opposition calls on Warsaw Summit and its participants to blacklist MOIS & IRGC and recognize the legitimate resistance of the people of Iran for regime change

Iran news in brief, February 15, 2018 1- Iranians Rally Outside Warsaw Summit for Second Day, Call for Regime Change A large group of Iranians supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran held a rally on Thursday for the second day outside the Warsaw Summit on Middle East calling for support for democratic change in Iran under the leadership NCRI’s Maryam Rajavi. Protesters in Polish capital chanted “Appeasement no; regime change yes” as government delegations attend the Warsaw Summit that opened on Wednesday. The protesters declared their solidarity with the anti-regime protests taking place throughout Iran. They expressed their support for Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi's 10-point plan for a free republic base on separation of religion and state, gender equality and a non-nuclear Iran. On Wednesday U.S and Polish dignitaries attended similar rally by NCRI supporters. 2- Iran: Three Inmates Executed In Raja’i Shahr And Ardebil Prisons ...

Iran news in brief, February 14, 2018 1- US Says Ex-intel Official Defected To Iran, Revealed Secrets   A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government, including the code name and secret mission of a Pentagon program. The Justice Department said Wednesday that Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, defected in 2013 after attending a conference in Iran aimed at "condemning American moral standards." She is currently at-large, along with four Iranian hackers who, prosecutors say, used the information she provided to target her former colleagues in the U.S. intelligence community. 2- Iranians Express Support for the Resistance and Regime Change in Warsaw Major Rally In a major rally in Warsaw on February 13, Iranians called for a regime change while expressing support for the Iranian resistance, namely the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’...

Iran news in brief, February 13, 2018 1- NCRI Representative in the U.S. Calls for Recognition of the Right of the Iranian People for Regime Change The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US), sponsored a panel on Monday, February 11, 2019 to discuss the regime’s long and brutal domestic and foreign policy record at home and abroad. Soona Samsami, the NCRI's representative in the U.S., offered an in-depth examination of the current situation, including major crises that the regime is facing, and struck a note of optimism about prospects for democratic change in Iran. "The Iranian people are calling for the establishment of a republic, based on democracy and separation of religion and state," she said. Samsami said: "The NCRI's President-elect, Maryam Rajavi, represents the demands and aspirations of the Iranian people and protestors in recent years. Units of Resistance posted her pictures in major highway...

Freedom-loving compatriots, Friends of the Iranian Resistance, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Hon. Sid-Ahmad Ghozali, Senator Torricelli, Polish MPs and dignitaries, Representatives of European nations, And distinguished personalities, I salute you all. You have come together today to convey to the World Summit in Warsaw the voice of the people of Iran yearning for freedom and democracy. You are the voice of Iranian protesters calling on the world to break their silence over the abuses of our nation’s rights. The pain of our political prisoners in Khamenei’s dungeons, the sufferings of our Kurdish, Turk, Balochi and Arab compatriots, and the stifled desires and hopes of Iranian women, youths, workers, farmers, teachers and students are resonating in your cries. Their immediate demand from the world and their lawful expectation from the Warsaw Summit is for them to recognize the right of the Iranian people’s Resistance to overthrow the mullahs’ theocratic regime to achieve f...