By Jubin Katiraie

On Monday, Business Insider reported upon Iran’s supposed plans to deploy warships to the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to counter American power following the arrival of a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. Last month, the head of the Iran’s naval forces declared that Tehran would not tolerate the presence of such a vessel in international shipping lanes near Iran’s shores. But of course there is little that the Iranian military or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps can do to repel the more sophisticated vessels of the US Navy.

by Pooya Stone

The widespread Iranian protests represent the people’s burning desire for regime change in Iran, especially amongst those born after the 1979 revolution.

Daniel L. Davis, a senior fellow for Defense Priorities and a former lieutenant colonel in the US Army, argued that the US should allow the Iranian people to reform their country from within, without help from outside interests.

by Pooya Stone

Tehran Bazaar remained closed for a fourth continuous day as protestors maintained their positions on Wednesday, June 27th. All of Tehran’s major shopping districts, including the Grand Bazaar, the Goldsmith’s Bazaar, Mellat Avenue, Mowlavi, and the Aladdin Mall, among others, remained shuttered as stall owners and merchants refused to open their stores and begin trading.

by Jubin Katiraie

On Wednesday 24th January, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, spoke at the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council in Strasbourg where she addressed the European People’s Party (EPP), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), and the Unified European Left (UEL).