By Reza Hoseani Iran’s economic crisis is no longer just a headline — it has become part of everyday life. Skyrocketing prices, the continuous collapse of the national currency, and shrinking household purchasing power are now affecting nearly every segment of society. But an important question remains: Are these hardships truly the direct result of war and external pressure, or are they rooted in domestic economic policies and political decisions? While state media repeatedly blame regional tensions and foreign conflicts for inflation and market instability, many economists argue that the current crisis is driven far more by internal policymaking than by war itself. War as a Cover for Internal Economic Failure For years, whenever Iran’s economy entered a deeper phase of crisis, official narratives pointed to external enemies and international tensions. However, economic experts say the immediate impact of war rarely causes inflation on this scale in such a sho...
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Countering Iran’s Threat, Strategies for Regional Stability
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Written by Mahmoud Hakamian
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On Sunday morning, April 14, the Iranian regime launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, escalating tensions in the Middle East. Despite military experts’ assessments that the attack failed, it underscores Iran’s role as a focal point of regional conflict.
The October 7th attack sent shockwaves globally. Despite ample evidence implicating the Iranian regime, Western governments dismissed Tehran’s involvement, adhering to a flawed appeasement policy toward the primary state sponsor of terrorism. They disregarded explicit statements from Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) commanders boasting about their direct role in the attack.
For decades, the Iranian Resistance has urged the international community to adopt a resolute stance against the Iranian regime’s aggression and terrorism. Despite persistent calls, the failed appeasement policy of the West allowed Tehran to escalate its belligerent activities, including financing, arming, training, and supporting various terrorist proxy groups throughout the Middle East.
Despite mounting calls to hold Tehran accountable for its acts of terrorism and aggression, some self-proclaimed experts argue against decisive action, fearing it may escalate tensions. They advocate for dialogue with the regime as an alternative approach.
Advocates of appeasement toward Tehran often try to portray it as a strong regime, but evidence suggests otherwise. Recent uprisings have unsettled the regime, revealing a populace eager for freedom. Defiant youth persistently challenge the regime’s oppressive institutions, while diverse protests erupt daily across Iran, condemning corruption and warmongering that exacerbate economic hardships.
Moreover, experts viewed the regime’s preannouncement of Sunday’s attack and its subsequent military failure as yet another humiliating setback for Tehran, which often touts itself as a “regional superpower.”
In a significant development on Tuesday, a bipartisan conference convened in the U.S. Congress, introducing House Resolution 1148. This resolution, supported by 145 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, condemns the regime’s terrorism while proposing practical strategies to counter Tehran’s aggression without deploying ground forces.
The resolution “calls for holding the Iranian regime accountable for its actions through the continued imposition of sanctions and to support the Iranian Resistance’s Ten-Point Plan for the Future of Iran.”
Significantly, for four decades, the Iranian Resistance has eschewed both war and appeasement with the regime, advocating instead for a third solution: supporting the Iranian people and their organized Resistance in their pursuit of overthrowing the ruling theocracy.
This was also highlighted in the H.Res. 1148, urging “the free world, given that the people of Iran have been deprived of all their fundamental rights and political paths for change within the framework of international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to recognize the rights of the Iranian people, the protesters, and the Resistance Units to confront the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and repressive forces to bring about change.”
Certainly, adopting a firm stance against the ruling theocracy’s increasing threat necessitates several measures:
– Blacklisting the IRGC as a terrorist entity.
– Reinforcing and imposing sanctions on the regime.
– Activating the sanctions snap-back mechanism.
– Recognizing the Iranian people’s right to self-defense and self-determination.
These actions are expected to contribute to the regime’s downfall and ensure lasting peace and security in the region.
Written by Shamsi Saadati Paris, France – On Saturday, May 17, 2025, an influential international conference convened in Paris, uniting parliamentarians and prominent political figures from a wide array of countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Malta, Switzerland, Romania, Portugal, and the Netherlands. The central theme of the gathering was the urgent need for a new, decisive international policy towards Iran, with a strong emphasis on supporting democratic change and recognizing the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) as a viable alternative to the current regime. The event served as a significant platform for global lawmakers to voice their concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, the regime’s escalating domestic repression, its destabilizing regional activities, and its persistent pursuit of a nuclear program. A recurring call throughout the conference was for Western governments to adopt a firmer stance, including the ...
Author:Zolal Habibi March 7, 2021— A global online conference held on Monday, March 8, marking International Women’s Day co-hosted by the Women’s Committee of the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), The International Committee for a Democratic Iran, and the British Committee for Iran Freedom discussed the plight of Iranian women in their struggle for freedom and equal rights. The event featured speeches by politicians, women’s rights activists, and members of the Iranian opposition. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the NCRI and the keynote speaker of the event. “The outcome of the significant gender gap in Iran is the imposition of extreme poverty on women and the denial of many of their most basic rights,” Madam Rajavi said. “The misogynous regime wants to preserve its rule through repression. However, Iranian women play critical roles in challenging the regime and pushing the situation towards overthrowing the mullahs.” Madam ...
Link to call signing: https://www.change.org/p/un-secretary-general-call-for-justice-for-the-1988-iran-massacre Let's move our hands to change our world In the age of consciousness, and in the 21st century, brutality and barbarism must be stopped, this is not worthy of humanity. At the first step, you should be the center of this cruelty and the godfather of crime and murder, terrorism and fundamentalism that nobody is part of Iran's terrorist government. The fact is that the killing and execution of political and conscientious prisoners in public or in prisons is secretly in its astronomical dimensions on the coin of killing innocent people abroad by this regime. The issuance of terrorism and the support of fundamentalist and terrorist groups in this regime is institutionalized and is part of the constitution. The crimes committed by perpetrators and groups affiliated with this corrupt and expansionist state in Syria and Lebanon and Iraq ...
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