London, 22 Jun - There are further reports of a widening rift between the opposing factions in the Iranian Regime, which could spell the mullahs’ downfall. The Guardian  reports that Supreme Leader Alii Khamenei has become increasingly critical of President Hassan Rouhani, probably in response to Rouhani’s criticism of him on the campaign trail, with Khamenei even going so far as to humiliate him during a meeting of top officials. However, just to be clear, the two men and their respective factions are not separated by policy or ideals as most political opponents are. They are merely trying to retain and increase their grasp on power. The real divide There is no moderate V hardliners fight in the Regime; Rouhani despite his façade of rebellion must ultimately bow to the wishes of Khamenei if he wants to remain in power. While this may seem like Rouhani is being restrained, he most definitely does not want to erode the powers of the Supreme Leader, a position he soon hope...

It is sometimes now that many US officials have been talking about Iran and the actions that US must take towards Iran. In a hearing in the congress, the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson , in response to a question about the US policy towards Iran said: “Well our Iranian policy is under development. It’s not yet been delivered to the president, but I would tell you that we certainly recognize Iran’s continued destabilizing presence in the region, their payment of foreign fighters, their export of militia forces in Syria, in Iraq, in Yemen, their support for Hezbollah. And we are taking action to respond to Iran’s hegemony. Additional sanctions actions have been put in place against individuals and others.” “We continually review the merits both from the standpoint of diplomatic but also international consequences of designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in its entirety as a terrorist organization,” he added. “As you know, we have designated the Quds [Force]. Our policy towar...

INU - In a press conference on Tuesday at its Washington DC office, the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ) presented new information  gathered  by MEK about missile development and testing in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Officials of the NCRI reported that Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, ordered the acceleration of missile expansion from relevant institutions after the nuclear agreement went into effect last year, in January.

U sually, the hope is that after an election a country can move forward, the new leader’s agenda bolstered by a popular mandate. That is not the case with Iran. Hassan Rouhani’s second term as president was far from a win for Iran’s economy, Iran’s international standing, and certainly not for Iran’s people. In the words of the only opposition posing an existential threat to the regime, the strong-arm tactics demonstrated by the regime during the election process further divided a regime already gravely weakened by an internal power struggle. Maryam Rajavi , President-elect of the  National Council of Resistance of Iran , foresees Rouhani’s second term as serving only to aggravate that power struggle, bringing about a crisis at the leadership level of the ruling theocracy. In Rajavi’s view, given the current circumstances at home and abroad, it is crucial for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to consolidate if he is to maintain his regime’s balance and weather out the nea...

المعارضة تكشف مراكز انتاج صواريخ برنامج إيران النووي الاتحاد برس: كشفت المعارضة الإيرانية، أن قوات الحرس الثوري كثفت نشاطاتها وترتيباتها لإنتاج وتجريب وإطلاق الصواريخ المرتبطة بالبرنامج النووي الإيراني، في مراكز تم بناءها في أنفاق تحت الجبال أو مراكز تحت  الأرض، بأمر مباشر من المرشد الاعلى علي خامنئي خلال مؤتمر صحفي عقده في العاصمة الأمريكية، ليلة أمس، أكد علي رضا جعفرزاده، نائب مسؤول مكتب المجلس الوطني للمقاومة الإيرانية في واشنطن، أنه تتولى قوات الحرس الثوري هذا المشروع من خلال قوته ‹الجو فضاء›، تحت قيادة العميد أمير علي حاجي زاده. مستعرضاً بشرح مدعوم بالقوائم والخرائط والاحداثيات استنساخ طهران نماذج كوريا الشمالية لإنشاء المراكز الصاروخية، ومواقع 42 مركزاً لصواريخ قوات الحرس، فضلاً عن مواقع المراكز الصاروخية للنظام الإيراني في مختلف أنحاء البلاد وخاصة في العاصمة طهران وضواحيها ومركز صواريخ قوات الحرس في محافظة سمنان. كما تطرق زاده إلى أربعة مراكز رئيسية من تلك المراكز، وخص مركز سمنان الصاروخي بالشرح، قائلاً “هذا المركز يشكل أكبر مجمع صاروخي للنظام على مستوى ال...