Iran: Khomeini’s grandson sets off the alarm on the collapse of the regime 3/12/2018 3:43:25 PM Khomeini’s grandson, Hassan Khomeini Iran, March 12, 2018  - Khomeini’s grandson, Hassan Khomeini, reviled his fear of the collapse of the Ayatollah's dictatorship. In an interview with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) news agency, Fars, he discussed the threats and said: “we have a growing economically deprived class in the society that their demand is not political. They are frustrated and disappointed at the government. If we don’t solve the economic failures, two phenomena will appear in the horizon: either the collapse of the system, or emerging a populist government which is harsh and authoritarian. This would be an oppressive government, but demagogue in nature in the short term.” “The gap between social imbalances has been widened, and daily protests across the country show essential failures that can make a crisis if not remedied.” He added. ...

Iran Protests: Fearful Regime in Alert on the Verge of National Fire Festival 3/11/2018 6:28:05 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print The cities in which the State Security Forces will be on full alert The regime’s security officials have expressed their deep anxiety over the potential escalation of anti-government protests during the fire festival, Chaharshanbeh Suri, to be held on the evening of Tuesday, March 13. This mood has been apparent in statements issued by Prosecutor Generals and Revolutionary Prosecutors of various provinces and cities around the country. In many cases, they have declared that they have set up a special branch to deal with violations and possible crimes related to Chaharshanbeh Suri. The cities in which the State Security Forces will be on full alert include Tehran, Shiraz (capital of Fars province), Qazvin (capital of Markazi province), Ardebil (capital of Ardebil province), Hamedan (capital of Hamedan province), Sari (...

Iran's missile production has increased three-fold - Guards commander 3/7/2018 11:21:33 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print Iran missile production has tripled, a guards commander claims BEIRUT (Reuters) March 7, 2018  - Iran has increased its missile production three-fold, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Wednesday, according to the Fars news service. The commander did not explain during what time period the production increase had taken place. “In the past we had to do a lot of explaining to various bodies for our actions but it’s not like that anymore,” Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guards’ aerospace division said, according to Fars. “Our production has increased three-fold compared to the past,” he said, referring to missiles. The government, parliament and other Iranian officials had, in particular, agreed on the need for ground-to-ground missiles, Hajizadeh said. Fars gave no further details. France’s fore...

Iran Regime’s former VP: the fight between Rouhani, the IRGC, the intelligence and the judiciary is a fake fight 2/15/2018 10:15:20 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print National Council of Resistance of Iran Iran Uprising – No. 81 Khamenei's Representative in Mashhad: 850 people were arrested in Mashhad, 40-50 of them were ringleaders The regime’s former first vice president acknowledged in an unprecedented manner yesterday (Wednesday, February 14) that as far as suppression and repression is considered, there is no difference between the regime’s various factions. Hamid Baghai said: 'The Presidential institution, the IRGC intelligence, the Ministry of Intelligence ... These are all the same... Swear to God, these are the same. Their quarrels are fake fights. The IRGC intelligence and Mr. Rouhani's government are on the same sheet. The ministry of intelligence is also the same. The judiciary is also the same. These are all acts to fool...

Iran's Oil Exports to Europe Down About 40% 11/13/2017 5:46:41 PM Iranian regime oil tankers sitting idle due to drop on Irans oil export Iran, November 12, 2017  - Iran's state-run Fars news agency, affiliated to IRGC, reported a 39% reduction in Iranian oil export to Europe blaming the US for the fall in the country's oil export. The report says, “Iran's oil sales to Europe have fallen because of the U.S. threats, which has made the Europeans plan to reduce their purchases of oil from Iran despite the nuclear agreement with, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. Iran's total crude oil and condensate exports in October will drop by about a fifth to a month earlier this month, reaching the lowest figure in the past 19 months, according to international news agencies. Iran's exports to Europe this month are expected to drop by 39% from a month earlier from 837,000 barrels to 510,000 barrels a day. Italy, Spain, Turkey an...

Iran Resorts To Crackdown, Fearing Mass Rallies Marking National Day Heshmat Alavi  ,  CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. October 29 th  marks “Cyrus Day” in Iran, commemorating Cyrus the Great, probably the most renowned ruler of ancient Persia. Last year on this day a large gathering of thousands Iranians sent shockwaves to Tehran, proving to the world Iran’s society remains restive and fiercely opposes the ruling regime. For the past 48 hours social media activists across Iran have used the hashtag #CyrusDay to post their views and inviting people to the gathering. Fearing similar rallies this year, the Iranian regime resorted to dispatching a large number of security forces and “military maneuvers and widespread repressive measures in various cities of Fars province (southcentral Iran),” according to a  statement  issued by the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Units of th...

Five Days After the U.S. New Policy, Khamenei Appears at the Scene Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the clerical regime, took a position five days after the announcement of the US administration’s new policy against the clerical regime and the terrorist designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Ridiculously claiming that "We do not want to waste our time ... by responding to the President of the United States," he tried to conceal his own and his regime’s alarm. He warned the regime's officials, however, that "We should not remain ignorant of the enemy's plot and conspiracy,… because there are issues whose importance is not less than war" He accused “some officials” of the regime of “negligence” and of being "influenced by the West," saying if they mean what they say, they are "traitors.” "The Europeans condemned the statements of the President of the United States against the JCPOA ... That is not enough ...