Videos: Iran Resorts To Crackdown, Fearing Mass Rallies Marking National Day 10/29/2017 5:40:54 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Iran regime setting up roadblocks to prevent thousands of Iranian people from holding the Cyrus Day celebrations Heshmat Alavi Forbes, October 29, 2017 -  October 29th 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. 28 October 2016- Protest gathering at Pasargadae 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 wi...

Unpacking Trump's Iran Policy Transition 10/20/2017 6:33:34 PM US President Donald Trump - White House Oval Office - October 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. By: Heshmat Alavi Forbes, October 20, 2017   - We have surpassed a roller coaster month of intense developments over the Iran nuclear deal. Discussions in Washington and talks between Europe and the United States catapulted us all into a simple conclusion: A major global policy change was in the making. U.S. President Donald J. Trump  followed   suit and delivered his landmark speech last Friday. It was the first time in over 30 years that a U.S. president completely devoted a speech to announce his policy in regards to Iran. Trump delivered America’s new comprehensive strategy vis-à-vis Iran, following months of anticipation and talks. The issue at hand is not a discussion about personal differences between George W. Bush, Barack Obama or Donald Trump. Policies have reached a dead end...

Iran Feeling The Heat From Trump On Nuclear Deal US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump make their way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, en route Las Vegas, on October 4, 2017 By: Heshmat Alavi WASHINGTON, DC,  Forbes, October 6, 2017  - “Once the deal is decertified, and Congress appears to be on the brink of reapplying sanctions, that could change not only Iran’s calculus but also the European allies’ calculus,” said James Phillips, a Middle Eastern affairs expert at the Washington-based Heritage Foundation tank in an interview with CNBC. The Trump Administration is raising the tempo on decertifying Iran over the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ),  envisaging a temporary relief of various sanctions imposed on Iran in return for a curb of this regime’s nuclear program. According to  Politico ,   Trump’s national secur...