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War Outside, Propaganda Inside: Tehran’s Desperate Bid to Reassure a Shaken Base
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (680+ words) War Outside, Propaganda Inside: Tehran's Desperate Bid to Reassure a Shaken Base'National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI War Outside, Propaganda Inside: Tehran's Desperate Bid to Reassure a Shaken Base This year, the clerical dictatorship's Nowruz messaging did not sound…...
Iran News in Brief – March 20, 2026
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1253+ words) UPDATE: 08:00 PM CET Inside Iran, the war entered the Persian New Year under conditions of severe disruption. A near-total internet blackout entered its 21st day on Friday, while U.N. Special Rapporteur Mai Sato warned of a deepening human-rights crisis, urging Iranian authorities…...
Former Tunisian Minister Sihem Badi: “Neither Shah nor Mullah: Today We Want Democracy, Freedom, and a Secular System”
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (838+ words) At an online conference held by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on March 15, 2026, former Tunisian Minister for Women Sihem Badi voiced strong support for the Iranian people's uprising and emphasized the central role of women in shaping…...
Iran: Daring Attack by an NLA Unit on the Regime's Oppressive Governorate in Ahvaz
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (111+ words) On Monday, March 16, in a daring operation in response to the suppression and torture of prisoners in Khuzestan province, a unit of the National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA) attacked the governorate building in Ahvaz. This operation serves as a…...
Iran News in Brief – March 16, 2026
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (425+ words) UPDATE: 08:30 AM CET "From exposing fundamentalism as the new global threat in the 1990s, from exposing the Quds terrorist force in 1993, from exposing the regime's most secret nuclear sites in 2002, from exposing the regime's destructive interference in Iraq in the 2000s, from…...
Mojtaba Khamenei’s Crowning Exposes the Clerical Regime’s Biggest Lie
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (428+ words) Now the son takes the father's place." " NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) March 9, 2026 The truth is harsher than many admit: the Islamic Republic was never truly a republic. Now it has simply made that official." For decades, the word "republic" was packaging. It gave…...
Facing War Abroad and Anger at Home, Iran’s Rulers Tighten Their Grip
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) As the war entered its 13th day, Iran's clerical regime appeared to be pursuing two parallel objectives: escalating its threats abroad while tightening coercive control at home, in an effort to keep wartime strain from tipping into open unrest. "The regime…...
As Tehran Weakens, Iranian Authorities Turn Inward With Threats, Checkpoints and a Show of Force
1+ week, 4+ day ago (313+ words) Facing an increasingly explosive society, the Iranian regime has ramped up its rhetoric to signal a "firm" crackdown on any signs of #IranProtests. Judicial and military officials are currently using the pretext of regional conflict to justify aggressive internal suppression,…...
Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei: The Iranian Regime’s Last Supreme Leader and Its Hereditary Gamble
1+ week, 5+ day ago (87+ words) Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei was born on September 8, 1969, in Mashhad as Ali Khamenei's second son. He was married to Zahra Haddad-Adel, the daughter of Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, the slain Supreme Leader's senior advisor. Zahra was killed in the bombardment that also killed…...
Editorial: Iran and Mojtaba Khamenei: Succession Without Legitimacy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) This is not simply a succession. It is a confession of terminal weakness. By elevating the son of Ali Khamenei, the regime has shown that it has exhausted every political, religious, and institutional mechanism for reproducing its authority. What remains…...