Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits the opposition and alternative to theocracy in Iran

June 3, 2022 by Saeid Saadi; Yahoo News

On New Year’s Eve 1978, when President Jimmy Carter arrived in Tehran, he described during a state dinner Iran under the Shah as “an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world.”

Little did President Carter know that the Shah was going to be overthrown in less than 14 months in the course of one of the most unprecedented revolutions in modern history.

Forty-four years later, on May 15, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Maryam Rajavi, the leader of main Iranian opposition movement, at the resistance’s HQ in Albania. No one understands the significance of this visit better than the theocracy in Iran.

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The fight in Ukraine is inspiring U.S. leaders to support human freedom in Iran

April 30, 2022 by Homeira Hesami; The Dallas Morning News

Amid the tragic war in Ukraine, we see substantive change in a country whose population, young and old, women and men, are mobilizing to fight for freedom. For the first time in more than a generation, the world seems to be taking note, and in our part of the world, elected officials are also taking part in supporting freedom. 

For example, members of Congress participated in events organized by Iranian Americans promoting a non-nuclear, free republic in Iran. Akin to Ukraine, Iran’s plight has considerable impact on the cause of freedom worldwide, and because of Iran’s drive for nuclear weaponry, it is relevant to America’s security. Fifty-three members of Congress contributed to a bipartisan virtual conference to show support for a growing movement to establish a democratic, secular and non-nuclear republic in Iran. Participants included members of Congress from Texas.

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Support for Ukrainians Must Be Part of Larger Strategy for Countering Autocracy

March 12, 2022 by Ivan Sascha Sheehan; TownHall

The people of Ukraine both urgently need and richly deserve the free world’s full support in their fight to repel Russian occupation.With the relative power of the world’s democracies and autocracies hanging in the balance, there is no greater priority for the European Union, its member nations, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

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Despite Nuclear Talks, Iran Is Still Far from Moderation | Opinion

November 30, 2021; by Ted Poe, Newsweek

Negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Monday despite an uptick in the Islamic Republic's malign activities. Earlier this month, Iranian forces seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman and conducted comprehensive military exercises, showcasing various military assets including suicide drones like that used in the attempted assassination of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Khadimi.

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The 'Butcher of Tehran' is Terrified of Stepping Foot in the West | Opinion

October 1, 2021; by Struan Stevenson, Newsweek

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, dubbed the "butcher of Tehran" due to his involvement in murder, genocide and human rights violations, ducked out of attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York and instead sent a pre-recorded message. Raisi is on the U.S. sanctions list because of his leading role in the 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. It seems likely he chose to stay in Tehran rather than risk causing outrage to tens of thousands of ex-pat Iranians, had he come in person to New York. His predecessors as presidents of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hassan Rouhani, both attended the New York U.N. General Assembly meetings in person, but Raisi is clearly afraid of his murderous past catching up with him if he dares to set foot in the West.

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