West should push for Iran regime change

The only way to make peace with Iran, according to the Obama administration, is to appease its cruel and authoritarian government.

The alternative, according to the White House, would be increased hostility and perhaps even war.

Under this dichotomy, U.S. President Barack Obama has extended an olive branch to America’s longtime adversary.

Last summer, the U.S. struck an historic nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Obama teamed up with members of the UN Security Council and Germany to lift economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for Iran halting its uranium enrichment program.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/07/08/west-should-push-for-iran-regime-change

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MARYAM RAJAVI TELLS UN AND US: FULFIL YOUR COMMITMENTS TO CAMP LIBERTY

INU - After a barrage of more than 50 rockets hit Camp Liberty on the night of 4 July, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the international community to fulfil the commitments already made to provide security for the residents of Camp Liberty until such time as they depart Iraq for third countries. 

Mrs Rajavi also demanded that the UN Security Council and the European Union unequivocally condemn the missile attack on Camp Liberty. The Iranian regime’s intentions towards the camp were clear, she said. It was therefore a matter of urgency that the international community act. 

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7762247988137643069#editor/target=post;postID=7267040200056049234

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Maryam Rajavi wins hearts and minds of Iranian diaspora

On Saturday, July 9th, the world will witness the largest annual gathering of Iranian exiles in Le Bourget, Paris, with Maryam Rajavi as the keynote speaker. 
More than one 100,000 Iranians as well as hundreds of politicians and personalities from five continents will converge in Le Bourget to declare their support for Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian Resistance and their struggle to overthrow the regime ruling Iran and establish freedom and democracy in their country. But who is Maryam Rajavi?
https://www.mojahedin.org/newsen/48108/Maryam-Rajavi-wins-hearts-and-minds-of-Iranian-diaspora

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Thousands of Iranians to descend on Paris in call for reform

Thousands of Iranian opposition members are expected in Paris this weekend for the annual conference of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

The event, which is aimed at promoting human rights and democracy in Iran, is expected to be attended by tens of thousands of Iranians who say the current regime is not moderate ‘in any way’, despite claims to the contrary, according to the main opposition party’s website.

The NCRI believes the situation in Iran is actually worsening, with a deterioration in human rights and the regime becoming more ‘closed and introverted’.

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2016/07/07/Thousands-of-Iranians-to-descend-on-Paris-in-call-for-reform.html

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Essential to Counter to Iran’s Regional Misconduct

As we approach the first anniversary of the Iranian nuclear deal, tens of thousands of activists and Iranian dissidents are set to rally this Saturday in Paris, calling for Tehran’s nefarious conduct at home and in the region to be tackled. One of the primary messages at this rally will be to condemn Iran’s role in the massacre of the Syrian people and to demand an end to its assistance to the Assad government.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/lord-maginnis/essential-to-counter-to-i_b_10853404.html#comments

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Friends of a Free Iran in European Parliament strongly condemn rocket attack on Camp Liberty

The following is a press release issued on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Friends of a Free Iran (FOFI) group at the European Parliament following the rocket attack on Monday on Camp Liberty which houses members of the main Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK):

Press release ‐ Friends of a Free Iran in European Parliament ‐ 5 July 2016

Friends of a Free Iran in European Parliament strongly condemn rocket attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq

The Friends of a Free Iran group in the European Parliament which enjoys the support of several hundred MEPs strongly condemns the terrorist attack against Iranian opposition refugees in Camp Liberty in Iraq last night.

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/ashraf-liberty/20646-friends-of-a-free-iran-in-european-parliament-strongly-condemn-rocket-attack-on-camp-liberty

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Maryam Rajavi calls on the U.S. and the UN to guarantee Camp Liberty’s security until all residents depart Iraq

Following tonight’s missile barrage on Camp Liberty by militias affiliated with the terrorist Quds Force, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, hailed the heroic perseverance of the residents of Camp Liberty and wished a quick recovery for those wounded in the criminal attack.

She said that the missile attack on Camp Liberty, especially following an inhumane eight-day siege, blocking fuel, food and medicine from entering the camp, demonstrated that the religious dictatorship ruling Iran is terrified of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and the Iranian Resistance, which it views as an existential threat.

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/president-elect/20641-maryam-rajavi-calls-on-the-u-s-and-the-un-to-guarantee-camp-liberty-s-security-until-all-residents-depart-iraq

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Maryam Rajavi: Urgent action needed to safeguard Camp Liberty

Paris, 5 Jul - After more than 50 rockets injured 40 and set large areas ablaze at Camp Liberty, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), called for urgent action to protect the camp's residents.

The rocket attack left craters seven feet wide and five feet deep. Mrs Rajavi wished the injured speedy recoveries, and praised Camp Liberty's residents for their perseverance in such appalling conditions.

http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30591:maryam-rajavi-urgent-action-needed-to-safeguard-camp-liberty&catid=4:iran-general&Itemid=109

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MEPs call for action against Iran's IRGC in wake of missile attack

London, 5 Jul - Members of the European Parliament today called on the European Union and its member states: to condemn Monday's missile bombardment of Camp Liberty; to press for an independent inquiry into the attack; and to act to dislodge the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from Iraq.

The Friends of a Free Iran group in the European Parliament, which enjoys the support of several hundred MEPs, strongly condemned "the terrorist attack against Iranian opposition refugees."

At about 20:30, local time, on 4 July, a barrage of 50 missiles were fired at Camp Liberty, near Baghdad airport, home to unarmed members of the main Iranian opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK).  

http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30595:meps-call-for-action-against-iran-s-irgc-in-wake-of-missile-attack&catid=4:iran-general&Itemid=109

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Iran nuclear deal one year later: reconsidering Western optimism

July 14 marks one year since the conclusion of negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 over the Iranian nuclear program. The 2015 agreement renewed optimism that became fashionable in the context of the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani two years earlier.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/286434-iran-nuclear-deal-one-year-later-reconsidering-western

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Shahriar Kia: The plight of human rights violations in Iran

Shahriar Kia, a press spokesman for members of the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran opposition group (PMOI, also known as MEK) in Camp Liberty, Iraq, on Tuesday wrote the following op-ed in The Hill:

The plight of human rights violations in Iran

The European Parliament recently witnessed 270 of its members issue a strongly worded statement lashing out and condemning the regime in Iran for its continuous and horrendous trend of human rights violations in contrast to preposterous claims of reforms and adopting a new approach. The statement encourages and rightfully demands the European Union and all Western governments “to condition any further relations with Iran to a clear progress on human rights and a halt to executions.”

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/20650-shahriar-kia-the-plight-of-human-rights-violations-in-iran

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US Amb. Ken Blackwell: the NCRI leads the way for US foreign policy on Iran

Washington, 5 Jul - Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Ken Blackwell, said that the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) had already united "officials from several presidential administrations" of both parties in "common cause" against fundamentalist terrorism. In pursuit of "the universal imperative to confront the threat of Islamic extremism," the new administration, whether Republican and Democratic, needed to join the coalition developing around the NCRI, he argued.
http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30593:us-amb-ken-blackwell-the-ncri-leads-the-way-for-us-foreign-policy-on-iran&catid=49:multimedia&Itemid=101

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Ad Feedback A Message from Paris Both Republicans and Democrats Should Heed

Okay. Let’s face it. The two presidential nominees have effectively been chosen.  The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are ahead of us, and the U.S. is on the precipice of a highly contentious several months of campaigning.  

http://cnsnews.com/commentary/ken-blackwell/message-paris-both-republicans-and-democrats-should-heed

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An Iranian Voice Republicans and Democrats Should Heed

Okay. Let’s face it. The two presidential nominees have effectively been chosen. The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are ahead of us, and the U.S. is on the precipice of a highly contentious several months of campaigning.
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/43594

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The plight of human rights violations in Iran

The European Parliament recently witnessed 270 of its members issue a strongly worded statement lashing out and condemning the regime in Iran for its continuous and horrendous trend of human rights violations in contrast to preposterous claims of reforms and adopting a new approach. The statement encourages and rightfully demands the European Union and all Western governments “to condition any further relations with Iran to a clear progress on human rights and a halt to executions.”


http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/286474-the-plight-of-human-rights-violations-in-iran#disqus_thread

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Raymond Tanter: Why the “Free Iran” rally is important

Prof. Tanter, a former senior staff member of the U.S. National Security Council and a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, said in an interview: “As a scholar studying the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (PMOI or MEK), the main resistance group that rejects clerical rule, and espouses a secular, democratic, and nonnuclear Iran, I have had the privilege of conducting a series of interviews in the annual rallies in Paris sponsored by supporters of the resistance.”

“Instead of being a routine commemoration, these rallies have taken on a huge political meaning. The outsized attention the Iranian regime gives to the rallies, how upset it gets because of the worldwide press coverage, efforts to block media coverage in Iran, and attacks by Tehran against the dissidents when the rallies occur are indicative of the political message: As the only movement that has not compromised with the Iranian regime’s assertion that radical clerics should rule, they consider the resistance as a threat to their survival. The rallies remind those who reign in Iran that regime change from within remains on the table.”

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-resistance/20610-raymond-tanter-why-the-free-iran-rally-is-important

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Italian MEP Patrizia Toia voices support for Maryam Rajavi’s campaign to free Iran

NCRI - Patrizia Toia, a Member of the European Parliament from Italy, has voiced support for the campaign by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, to achieve a free and democratic Iran.

Ms. Patrizia Toia : Hello, my name is Patrizia Toia, member of European Parliament from Italy. I would like to use this opportunity to express my solidarity with the people of Iran who are living under a religious dictatorship. I am particularly concerned about women in Iran and about the limitations they have to tolerate.

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Political prisoner Ali Moezzi support “Free Iran” rally by MEK supporters

Tehran, 3 Jul - Iranian political prisoner Ali Moezzi, who is father to two members of the main Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), has sent a message from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison declaring his support for the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance held in Paris on 9 July.

"Undoubtedly, our nation has the right to live freely because the leaders and pioneers of PMOI have sacrificed themselves in prisons and on the streets", he said.

http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30581:political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-support-free-iran-rally-by-mek-supporters&catid=4:iran-general&Itemid=109

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Interview with Struan Stevenson about the “Free Iran” rally

Stevenson has been a staunch supporter of freedom for the Iranian people for many years. Until his retirement in 2014, he chaired the Friends of a Free Iran Intergroup (Caucus) in the European Parliament for over 10 years. During that time and in subsequent years, he has participated in the annual “Free Iran” rallies organized by the Iranian Resistance each year in Paris.

We asked him why he thinks the rallies are important to Iranians inside the country.

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-resistance/20611-interview-with-struan-stevenson-about-the-free-iran-rally

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Human rights deteriorate in Iran despite European optimism

No amount of trade and economic growth can make up for the suffering and loss of life caused by Iran’s brutal regime. The West must demand change before deepening relations with Tehran, writes Gérard Deprez.

Gérard Deprez is a veteran member of the European Parliament, is vice-president of the Belgian Liberal Mouvement Reformateur Party and chairs the Friends of a Free Iran group in the European Parliament.

http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/human-rights-deteriorate-in-iran-despite-european-optimism/

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Iran’s empty condemnation of terrorism

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

About two days after an Orlando gunman carried out the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the Iranian foreign ministry issued a statement purporting to decry the incident. Speaking via the state-run IRNA, a spokesperson said the Iranian regime “condemns” the attack “based on its principled policy of condemning terrorism and its strong will to seriously confront this evil phenomenon.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/29/irans-empty-condemnation-of-terrorism/

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While denouncing the Orlando shooter, Iran regime leads the world in attacks - Gov. Tom Ridge

The Iranian regime's condemnation of the Orlando mass shooting must be viewed against a backdrop of its status as the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism, former United States Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge wrote in an op-ed piece in The Washington Times on Thursday.

"It’s hard to imagine an expression of sympathy more disingenuous," he wrote, adding that the West must not fall for the deceptive smiles of the terrorist regime in Iran.

"The Orlando condemnation was issued by the administration of President Hassan Rouhani, known to wear a much friendlier face in public than its predecessor. This was most obvious during the nuclear negotiations last July. But neither the nuclear deal nor any subsequent statements justify claims that Mr. Rouhani and his colleagues represent a trend toward moderation."

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-world/20601-while-denouncing-the-orlando-shooter-iran-regime-leads-the-world-in-attacks-gov-tom-ridge

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