MARYAM RAJAVI  WELCOMES THE FIRST TESTIMONY BY A US PRESIDENT UNDERSCORING THE NEED FOR CHANGE IN IRAN Recognition of the NCRI as the only democratic alternative to the clerical regime is indispensable for rectifying the U.S.’s past disastrous policy on Iran In a portion of his address to the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly on September 19, U.S. President Donald Trump made remarks about the people of Iran and the religious fascism ruling the country. He accurately attested to the fact that “the longest-suffering victims of Iran's leaders are, in fact, its own people.” He also said, “The entire world understands that the good people of Iran want change.” The President of the United States pointed out that the resources belonging to the Iranian people are diverted in order to shore up Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship in Syria, fuel Yemen's civil war, and the Hezbollah. He also said the regime’s “chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos” ...

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Irans Nuclear Deal Iran,  21 August 2017 -- According to the News, the short-term foreign debts of the Iran regime has increased by 900%. The state-run websites on August 17, 2017, reported, 'The Central Bank of Iran recently announced that the balance of payments in June 2017 indicates an increase of foreign debts in the 11th government. According to this report, the amount of short-term foreign debts reached $754 million dollars when Rouahni took the office in the first round. The debts have gone up and down over the past 4 years and they finally reached 3 billion and 472 million dollars with an increase of 360% by this year. In other words, the short- term foreign debts rose 900% after the post-JCPOA period and they have increased by 3 billion and 121 million dollars. The crippling debts arise from the blocked assets of Iran which were going to be released based on Iran Deal. Therefore, it was expected that Iran would be able to pay the foreign debts on time. Nevert...

A strongly worded statement from 30 prominent Americans in support of the Iranian Resistance Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Arabnews, 20 August 2017  - There is a need for a more firm approach toward the Iranian government and its increasingly aggressive foreign policy. Tehran is ratcheting up its interference and interventions in Arab countries. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its affiliates are increasing domestic repression as well, according to the latest reports by human rights organizations. Support for a firm approach against the Iranian political establishment is increasing in the United States. About 30 prominent American luminaries and former officials issued a joint statement expressing bipartisan support for underscoring the need for countering Tehran regime. Among the signatories were former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. It is crucial to point out that the Iranian government has been causing regional insta...

Abouyaaqoub is one of 12 suspects last Thursdays attack on Las Ramblas, Barcelonas most famous boulevard, in which a van plowed into holidaymakers, killing at least 14 people.  Al Arabiya, 21 August 2017  - The main suspect in the Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people last week, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub, was arrested on Monday in Sant Sadurni de Noya, west of Barcelona, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia said. Spanish police declined to confirm the report but said on Twitter shortly before that an 'incident' was underway in Subirats, 10 km (6 miles) away, without giving further details. Several Spanish media, including Cadena Ser radio, said one man wearing an explosive belt had been shot dead in Subirats. Abouyaaqoub is one of 12 suspects  last Thursday's attack on Las Ramblas , Barcelona's most famous boulevard, in which a van plowed into holidaymakers, killing at least 14 people. The 22-year-old originates from the small town of Mrirt in Mor...

Senior U.S. Senate Delegation Meets with NCRI President-elect Rajavi In a move that must frustrate the Iranian regime and its mullahs, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) President-elect  Maryam Rajavi hosted a senior Senate delegation  from the United States on August 12, 2017. The meeting was held in the Albanian capital of Tirana. During the gathering, the two groups discussed the current situation of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Albania, the latest developments in Iran and the Middle East, and solutions to end the current crisis sweeping that region. The Senate delegation was comprised of Senators Roy Blunt, Vice President of the Republican Conference, and member of the Appropriation, Select Intelligence, Rules and Administration, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees; John Cornyn, the Majority Whip, and a member of the Judiciary, Select Intelligence, and Finance committees; and Thom Tillis, a member...

American army vehicles drive north of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria March 9, 2017. AIN ISSA, Syria, Reuters , AUG. 17, 2017  - Washington's main Syrian ally in the fight against Islamic State says the U.S. military will remain in northern Syria long after the jihadists are defeated, predicting enduring ties with the Kurdish-dominated region. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of militias dominated by the Kurdish YPG, believes the United States has a 'strategic interest' in staying on, SDF spokesman Talal Silo told Reuters. 'They have a strategy policy for decades to come. There will be military, economic and political agreements in the long term between the leadership of the northern areas (of Syria) ... and the U.S. administration,' Silo said. The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has deployed forces at several locations in northern Syria, including an airbase near the town of Kobani. It has supported the...

Senator Ben Cardin at the US Senate     “We must press the international community – governments and citizens alike – to speak out against religious persecution and to stand without equivocation for the freedom of religious belief.”   BALTIMORE ,  August 16, 2017 – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the State Department’s release of the  International Religious Freedom Report for 2016 : “In too many places around the world, governments are implementing legal restrictions on religious communities, or failing to protect religious minorities. Based on the annual International Religious Freedom Report from the State Department, I am deeply concerned that many governments continue to detain, imprison, torture, and even kill people for their religious beliefs. The report chronicles the depth and breadth of the violations, including slaughter of innocent civilian...

Iranian cleric ends his hunger strike after attaining some demands Mehdi Karroubi ends his hunger strike Iran, Aug. 17, 2017 -  Iranian state-run news agencies have reported that the opposition cleric, Mehdi Karroubi who had started a hunger strike on Wednesday, August 16, protesting pressures imposed on him by the security forces who have been assigned to his house arrest, has ended his hunger strike after being transferred to the hospital and attaining some of his demands. Mehdi Karroubi, the former chair of the Iranian parliament who suffers from heart disease, went on hunger strike on Wednesday protesting the condition of his house arrest. He was later transferred to the hospital for medical treatment.

Divorce cases in Iran has quadrupled Iran, August 15, 2017 -- A member of Women's Fraction of the Iran regime’s Parliament admitted that the  child-marriage  in Iran and its implications including divorce and abortion are increasing.       What is the circumstances and treatment of women living in Iran? Tayebeh Siavashi in an interview with ILNA News agency on Monday, August 14, 2017, stated, 'The number of widowed child-brides is increasing. We currently have 2000 divorced child-brides. This figure is represented based only on the number of registered marriages. Therefore, the unofficial figure could be much higher.' Tayebeh Siavashi referred to the child-marriage as well as the widowed child-brides, stating that, 'The widowed child-brides aged 13 or 14 are also the bread winner of the family. In other words, they have to bear responsibility for the children they give birth to.' The impact of this on Iranian s...