August 16, 2018 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday unveiled a new team to coordinate the Trump administration’s post-nuclear deal approach to Iran and bolster support for the strategy abroad. The Iran Action Group will be helmed by Brian Hook, who will receive the title of special representative for Iran. Pompeo told reporters that […]

Bipartisan US Congressional Members from California Sent Solidarity Messages to the 2018 Free Iran Grand Gathering June 30, 2018 – Paris, France Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Hello, it is my pleasure to send my warm regards to advocates and friends to a free Iran. This year […]

Maryam Rajavi |June 30, 2018 |Paris, France Speech by Maryam Rajavi, At the Resistance’s Grand Gathering in Paris – June 30, 2018 On Saturday, June 30, 2018, the Iranian Resistance’s grand gathering was held in Paris, France. Delegations from various countries including prominent politicians, members of parliaments, mayors, elected representatives, and international experts on Iran attended the […]

May 28, 2018 On May 27, in Tehran, a large group of demonstrators remembered pre-revolution superstar Nasser Malek Motiee, who passed away on Friday evening of kidney failure at the age of 88. Motiee was barred from appearing in movies or on television for some 40 years. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets on […]

  May 8, 2018 PRESIDENT TRUMP: My fellow Americans, Today, I want to update the world on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies and militias such as […]

Heshmat Alavi, Special to Al Arabiya Monday, May 7, 2018 The international community is literally hanging in the balance over the upcoming May 12th Iran nuclear deal deadline. Advocates of the accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), continue to claim anything but the deal will lead to a new war […]

By Souad Mekhennet and Joby Warrick   |   April 3, 2018 MANAMA, Bahrain — Investigators have uncovered evidence of a multibillion-dollar corruption scheme by a Persian Gulf bank that secretly helped Iran evade sanctions for more than a decade, according to documents filed in a legal dispute. Records from a Bahraini government audit reveal that the now-closed Future Bank — […]

Lauren Diaz   |   March 4, 2018 The California Women’s Society for Democracy in Iran held its annual conference Sunday at the Titan Student Union to celebrate International Women’s Day and promote change for women’s rights in Iran. “Women are the forefront of the opposition to the tyranny in Iran,” said Nasser Sharif, president of the California […]

RFK HUMAN RIGHTS NEWSROOM FEB. 15, 2018 By Kerry Kennedy, President    His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations 12 February 2018 Dear Secretary-General Guterres: On December 28, 2017, Iranians took the streets in peaceful protest in Mashhad, one of Shiite Islam’s holiest places. Within days, thousands of Iranians throughout the country had joined in similar […]

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT January 24, 2018 Iran: Compulsory veiling is abusive, discriminatory and humiliating; end the persecution of women for peacefully protesting against it   AI Index Number: MDE 13/7783/2018 The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a woman who was arrested on 27 December 2017 in Tehran for engaging in a peaceful protest […]