ANALYSIS: How to tackle Iran’s Middle East bellicosity

Missing link

 I am an Iranian. I am always worried about the situation in Iran and the Middle East. I afraid that there will be another unwanted war like Iraq in the region. I know that it will only harm the Iranian people.  I also know that fear of the existence of the war should not be the reason of prolonging the life of the clerical regime. I also know that it is a new policy that the US government has adopted on the clerical regime.
indeed when Obama was President by that appeasement policy. it was the main reason for interference in the region by Mullahs regime. He pursued an appeasement policy with the Mullahs regime and gave them open hands for importing terrorism in the region.
But with the new presidency, the policy of appeasement with the Iranian regime has been replaced by a tough policy that to force the clerical regime to obey international request.
in fact, I welcome to such this policy.
 but my main concern always telling me there is a missing link till I read an article in the site it made me satisfy and not to worry about Iran after Mullahs.

By Heshmat Alavi

Thanks to years of Western appeasement in the face of Iran’s belligerence across the Middle East, evidence of Tehran’s dangerous footprints are now visible in several countries across the region, including even Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

The Trump administration, however, has made it quite vivid its adoption of a firm approach. This stance, signaled in the historic May conference in Riyadh, is long overdue and should be enhanced by Washington supporting the Iranian people’s desire for regime change.

A history of devastation

Iran has a long record of hostility against neighboring countries and US interests in the Middle East. The 1983 bombings targeting the US Embassy and barracks in Beirut, the Khobar Towers attack in 1996, all climaxed in the support Iran provided for Shiite proxies and the Sunni Taliban in their campaign against US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In parallel form, the Lebanese Hezbollah and Hamas, two known terrorist groups, have for over 30 years enjoyed contributions from Tehran to fuel sectarianism throughout the Middle East and carry out terrorist attacks.

The Obama administration handed Iraq over to Iran on a silver plate through a strategic mistake of prematurely pulling out all US troops. This paved the path for Iran to further export its “revolution” through a convenient medium of extremist proxies.

The West can literally be accused of standing aside and watching Iran’s aggressive policy. This has rendered a slate of countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen feel threatened and/or left utterly devastated from Iran’s meddling on their soil.read more click here

Failed Attempts of Iran Regime Against MEK

I was confused about diplomacy between Iran and France.

Since I am an Iranian. I'm trying to pursue some newspaper that links with Iran. recently I see that Iran's diplomacy was very active in France, and I see that much of contracts are being made with French companies and with French foreign policies. 
Although I Know the regime is not satisfied with the global diplomacy because he is getting the strike from that diplomacy as to do limitation about the nuclear bomb and imposing the new sanction on Iran. but I could not understand why and what is reason Iran diplomacy trying to stick with France.  
In this regard, Iran has tried to give all economic privileges to France. I paid a lot of attention to these deals that were closed between the Iranian and French regimes, and I saw even less than 30 percent of the benefits in the pockets of Rouhani's government. I was confused and I was trying to find out a relation to those deals between Rouhani's government and France and I know that something going on behind curtain till I have read an article on internet and me understood what is happening around.

London, 2 Aug - Mere hours before the Iranian Resistance’s annual Free Iran gathering began in Paris, the Iranian Regime’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, visited France in order to ban the gathering.

He failed. Over 100,000 people turned up to support the Iranian people’s call for freedom.

Three weeks later, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sent his close relative and advisor, Kamal Kharrazi, who was involved in a failed 2003 plot to discredit the resistance group the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK/PMOI), to denounce the MEK/PMOI as "a terrorist group that murdered thousands of ordinary citizens in Iran".

This is, of course, a complete lie, but when your daily activities include running a terrorist training camp, murdering political prisoners, and illegally continuing work on your nuclear program, what’s a little lying? read more...

MEK'S POPULARITY AMONG IRANIAN YOUTH, REGIME'S NIGHTMARE

I have not seen Iran for 20 years. I remember that when I was 10, I left Iran. It was my dream to go back my homeland but it was depended on regime change.
 When it comes to changing the clerical regime, some people to become active that there is no future for Iran if we want to change the regime. Everything will be ruined and nothing can be under controlled. Fear of this matter convinces me regime change is a bad idea that this is a for good. Until one day, I met a friend who invited me PMOI rally in France. I came up with a lot of insistence on going to Meeting with him. There, when I encountered by some facts that I did not know before it made me proud, some people exist to fight for regime change. However, this question always raises awareness in my mind, a question is about whether the MEK could be able a changing force in Iran. Is it possible a woman restore the trust of the nation betrayed by the clerical regime? After that meeting, I was curious about them. I was trying to get more information about them.When I read an article on a site than I realized about the facts I was not aware of it, and I understood why some people were always trying to scare me of regime change.

 Written by Poorang Novak 

CONTRARY TO IRAN LOBBY CLAIMS, REGIME CHANGE DOES NOT END IN WAR

One of the great falsehoods of the Iran lobby and the appeasers of the clerical regime in Tehran is that any effort at regime change would inevitably lead to war. This by-line can be seen in every article by the Iran lobby and the appeasers attempting to underscore the growing global support for the Iranian opposition (MEK/PMOI) and the Iranian people’s quest for regime change.

History teaches us though that the longevity of any regime born out of violent conquest is ultimately short-lived.

The Iranian regime that was born out of a revolution overthrowing the Shah, which was in turn hijacked by the mullahs and turned into a religious oligarchy. The original aim of the revolution was the formation of a secular, pluralistic democracy. That dream still exists in the hearts and minds of the overwhelming majority of the Iranian people and resonates in the various forms of protest in Iran, despite the repressive measures by the regime. Therefore, the call for “regime change” is primarily the Iranian people’s demand.

Since the early days of the 1979 revolution, the mullahs have relied on the typical tools of oppression to keep their grip on power, including the creation of a paramilitary and judiciary system so vast, it touches nearly every sector of Iranian society. At the same time, the Iranian regime and its apparatus (including the regime lobbies and appeasers) have been quick in attacking any publication or personalities who dare to speak about the Iranian people’s quest for freedom and particularly “regime change” in Iran. It goes without saying that those more in line with the regime have targeted MEK/PMOI since MEK/PMOI is the most dedicated and the organized opposition with extensive routes and support at home, that can materialize the regime change. The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, PMOI (usually referred to as MEK) has therefore been the subject of dubious propaganda campaigns by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) at home and by the regime lobbies and appeasers abroad. The idea is to say that there is no democratic alternative to this regime. Hence, the only option is to put up with the dictatorship in Iran, otherwise, there will be war! if you want to be read more please click here.

REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN AT REACH WITH THE ONLY ORGANIZED OPPOSITION (PMOI/MEK)

It is always after hearing that it is being asked to regime change in Iran. My mind is involved in the issue of who will be entitled to the replacement of the mullahs in Iran after the fall of the clerical regime.  Sometimes it is feared that chaos may arise after the regime's overthrow in Iran. Fearing this, I always preferred the same rule to be better. Despite the fact that I knew the regime is a criminal government. Until I encountered an article on the site, I was convinced by reading that there was a substitution after the regime's overthrow. I was pleased and welcomed by the fact that I saw that our future will be granted by this group.

INU - When confronted with the question of whether the Trump administrations back regime change in Iran, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington would work with Iranian opposition groups to reach “peaceful transition of that government.”

The most organized and renowned Iranian opposition group is none other than the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) being the core member of this coalition.

The MEK enjoys vast support both inside Iran and abroad, especially an unmatched network of activists who dare to show their support for NCRI President Maryam Rajavi and her movement at whatever opportunity.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) echoed Tillerson’s view, saying “it’s time the Iranian people had a free and open society and a functioning democracy,” effectively a call for regime change.

Just months ago Senator McCain paid a visit to Albania where most MEK members are currently stationed after a long ordeal in Iraq. The MEK was the target of numerous attacks by Iran-backed proxy groups and even the government of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki prior to their departure to this country in 2016.

On July 1, a major convention was held in Paris where hundreds of political dignitaries from across the globe explicitly called for regime change in Iran and supporting the NCRI and MEK.

The MEK’s vast popular base was proven as over 100,000 members of the Iranian Diaspora rushed to Paris to express their support for Maryam Rajavi, the MEK and a free and democratic Iran.

Trump allies, including John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the George W. Bush administration were present and voiced their support for the convention’s cause.

“There is a viable opposition to the rule of the ayatollahs, and that opposition is centered in this room today. I had said for over 10 years since coming to these events, that the declared policy of the United States of America should be … to change the regime itself. And that’s why, before 2019, we here will celebrate in Tehran!”

We are currently at a period of analysis as the President’s National Security Council reviews Washington’s Iran policy.

The best and most realistic option before the Trump administration is supporting the pro-democracy coalition of dissidents, the NCRI, which is best able to mobilize other opposition groups into an even broader coalition. This, coupled with the MEK’s vast domestic network inside Iran, pose a major threat to the ruling regime in Tehran.

In his visit to Riyadh, President Trump also expressed strong views about extremist groups, sending a stark message to those supporting such entities.

“Drive them out of your places of worship,” Trump said of extremists, “drive them out of your holy land. Drive them out of this earth.”

After the July 1 convention in Paris, reports seen the next day indicated Trump might defy Tehran by signaling his willingness to consider supporting the Iranian opposition.

Iranian people and their resistance, with the NCRI and MEK at the helm, will bring about the “regime change from within.” And that is where U.S. and international support will help.

Washington benefits from aligning with the Iranian opposition NCRI and MEK because this resistance is seeking regime change to bring about democracy and freedom for the Iranian people and the region, and merely peace and security for the whole world by rooting out the central exporter of terrorism and Islamic extremism. Which is the religious fascism ruling Iran?

Thus, President Trump has before him the option of reaching out to the Iranian opposition during his review of Iran policy. read more about MEK click here

Not necessary to put war back on the table; Iran is at war

It was hard for me to believe that the Mullahs to keep his commitment to the nuclear agreement and I thought the Mullahs going to do undermine the agreement because for 38 years they are playing with the world. If MEK did not dispose of information about nuclear in Iran, I am sure of that, the Mullahs had nuclear in his hands. I think for that reason the word owe an excuse to P.M.O.I.

I could not find any logical reason to understand that why regime Iran do not tear that agreement because if they think in the balance of power they are strong enough. They should show themselves something else or to show the world their powers but their reaction is very weak, as we know their reaction always is someone like a bully but nowadays they are trying to stick to the nuclear agreement until I read the article as you see.

 by: Hamid Bahrami 

Two years have passed since the signing of the ineffective nuclear agreement between world powers and Tehran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

For those who are familiar with the theocracy in Iran, it is a known fact that all foreign policy in Iran is decided by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. This is even true in the case of the highly promoted nuclear deal. It is worth noting that before and during the negotiations, Khamenei, said that Oman had a key role in breaking the ice between Iran and the US.

Thus, it is naive to think that the new president, Hassan Rouhani, was the one who changed the 10-year-long stalemate. Iran has an abundance of oil, gas, and others natural resources, hence, using nuclear energy is both expensive and controversial.

Independent experts acknowledge that Iran’s goal of maintaining a nuclear program is to produce the nuclear weapon. However, Iran has consistently refused these views and claims that its program is of a peaceful nature.

Regional hegemony

It is worth pointing out that having a nuclear warhead will guarantee Iran’s regional hegemony. Therefore, Iran has consistently tried to achieve it. Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former Iranian president and one of the pillars of the Islamic Republic who died last year, said that Iran was trying to make the nuclear bomb. read more please click here

Iran nuclear deal anniversary marks a new global focus on the Islamic Republic

it is democratic plan and fair.

when (JCPOA) had signed by 5+1, I thought everything will be okay and I was very optimistic about that deal. I thought Mullahs regime in Iran going to do this commitment as written in the deal. I was optimistic about MiddleEast too because I thought if Mullahs regime back off from nuclear program the peace come back to MiddleEast but by The measures taken by the regime about firing missiles, as well as the regime's involvement in the region, made it clear that this was a dream and I became hopeless and I lost my hope till I saw an article in the Hill which representative congress in the USA and gain my hope again . in Paris was a convention by MEK and10 point plan was provided by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and the National Council of Resistance NCRI has approved and it is a very democratic plan and fair.




BY SIR DAVID AMESS MP, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 07/21/17 06:00 PM EDT

This month marks the second anniversary of the conclusion of the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council. The parties involved now have an opportunity to review the effectiveness of the deal and how well it serves their interests. Iran’s aggressive behavior sharpens the focus on whether the deal is going well. 

It is becoming evident that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been a rather ineffectual agreement. The deal gave the Islamic Republic tens of billions of dollars worth of sanctions relief and asked for little or nothing in return. to read more please click here....

FORMER INTELLIGENCE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT 1988 MASSACRE OF MEK PRISONERS IN IRAN

The cat is out of the bag

Let us pay tribute to great martyrs of PMOI and Who breakthrough of the battle against Khamenei and sacrifice their lives for our freedom.

I thought of the moment by reading an interview. I remembered when I was 7 years old. I saw my mom was crying and screaming that day, I had not seen her before like that. I asked why she cried and she said that they executed him. I asked whom and she said your uncle. I was too young and did not understand exactly what happened and why my mom is so upset and as this scene always annoyed me until I became older. I asked myself much time why they executed my uncle. Every year we have ceremony about his death, ultimately these questions come to my mind, why he was taken away from us. When I got older, I realized that he was a supporter of the MEK and that was the reason they executed him just for the same offense. It was not believable to me that they had been executed for his support of the PMOI organization. After I became older, I realized that on that day, he was not executed along in Iran but Over 30,000 innocent people were executed along with him during several days. This matter always kept my mind busy what was happening that year and nobody knew about it. A few days ago, I saw an interview in media that interview was held with Ali Fallahian, a former Intelligence Minister of Iran, He was a minister of intelligent at that time, he said something nobody heard of it before and nobody had not allow to speak about that thing happened in 1988. Finally, the cat is out of the bag and I find out the key to mastery.

 Published: 18 July 2017

By INU Staff

INU - Ali Fallahian, a former Intelligence Minister of Iran, participated in an interview with Tarikh Online – a state-affiliated news website, earlier this month. He admitted that the Supreme Leader at the time, Ayatollah Khomeini, ordered the execution of anyone linked to the Iranian opposition (MEK) in a fatwa in 1988.to read more please click here...

Why Iran Needs to Fuel Middle East Turmoil

Why Iran Needs to Fuel Middle East Turmoil

when I heard news about ISIS attack in Iran, I was shocked because we all Iranian know that it is not easy to do an arrangement to enter parliament. Actually, when people want to pass, they can't pass through without several checkpoints and even cannot carry a needle with them through in process checkpoint. As I am an Iranian I was a witness much time inside Iran. The Iranian regime has repeatedly carried out terrorist operations inside Iran and also in the region to show up guilty PMOI and to find out a solution to get out from crises. To be more awareness please follow the article.

by Heshmat Alavi

We have witnessed over the past four decades Iran’s desperate need to create turmoil inside its own borders and abroad to quell dissent, justifying all measures to achieve this.
Through such a perspective we can analyze the unseen truth behind the events of the June 7th twin ISIS attacks in Tehran. The surfacing of more facts and evidence have raised speculation that this entire turn of events was a scenario blueprinted by Tehran.
Both parties benefited, with Tehran finding pretexts to portray itself the victim of terrorism and to thus justify any and all following actions domestically and abroad. And for ISIS, suffering major setbacks in Iraq and Syria, staging such an attack in the heart of Tehran would be a necessary boost in morale amongst its dwindling rank and files.

Focusing on the needs of the Iranian regime, the aftermath of last month’s presidential election resulted in escalated factional disputes. A resulting domino effect allowed increasing voices of protests in cities across the country, making the ruling apparatus desperate for elevating the security clampdown.
The recent US Senate 98-2 vote levying significant sanctions on Iran have also sounded major alarm bells amongst the mullahs.Turning the attention outside of Iran’s borders, this regime is seen plunging an already war-torn Middle East into further despair through warmongering. This is especially regarding Syria, Iraq and Yemen.To read more click here

Faux Elections in Iran and Freedom for the Iranian People

By:Tanter 
couple days ago I was searching on the internet. I was thinking about my country Iran. I was concern about Iran future and it was my question if the Mullahs to be an overthrow, after that who are going to take over the power, suddenly I saw an article about Iran future and that article convince me not to worry about Iran in future because there is a group as know MEK can be instead of Mullahs. I submit to you this article talking about PMOI please take a look at it. 

Iran held its latest national elections in May 2017, resulting in a second term for President Hassan Rouhani. But the country’s banned democratic opposition groups, mainly the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), read more click here

As you know Rouhani wants to circle the sanction but yesterday, The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would impose new U.S. sanctions that would target Iran's ballistic missile program, its support for terrorism and human rights violations, and yet it would still comply with the Iranian nuclear deal. Rouhani tries to bring back the same situation as was before this is a rift at top of the leadership in Mullahs regime. you can follow an article to find out your answers.

The Iran Opportunity Before the Arab World

By: Shahriar Kia

A new US president has symbolized a new foreign policy, particularly when it comes to dealing with Iran. The US is resetting the table, both militarily and diplomatically.

During the election campaign, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged to focus his second term on lifting non-nuclear sanctions. Whether he will be successful is something yet to be seen, considering it was the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who green-lighted the nuclear talks back in 2012, before Rouhani’s term, and his blessing was needed in the entire process.

Having non-nuclear sanctions lifted is conditioned on Khamenei willing to endure major setbacks, as he did in the nuclear deal. However, the international community will be raising major demands from Iran to bring an end to its support for terrorism and exporting warmongering, put a lid on its ballistic missile program and begin respecting human rights by ending executions and torture. London, 13 Jun – The US House of Representatives has passed a bill condemning the 1988 Iranian massacre of 30,000 political prisoners.

Resolution 188, officially titled: The condemnation of the Iranian government for the massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and the invitation to call for justice for the victims, is a rare example of a bill that receives bipartisan support in an increasingly partisan Congress.

While these conditions are obvious, the signs seen from Iran and the region are signaling noteworthy developments and changes.

“We will test our missiles whenever needed, waiting for no one’s permission,” Rouhani said in response to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Riyadh, saying Iran must end its ballistic missile tests. Rouhani’s remarks are a clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.

“In the region, Iran has been able to stand in the face of terrorism… sending its diplomats and military advisors to Iraq, Syria and other nations…,” Rouhani said in response to both US President Donald Trump and his top diplomat as they both demanded Tehran bring an end to its terrorism in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and end its financial support for the Lebanese Hezbollah and other proxy groups checkered in the region.

read more: ISIS Claims it Attacked Iran 

Digging deeper, the very nature of the mullahs’ regime, with Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards – IRGC – calling all the serious shots, will make such developments impossible.

Just one day prior to Iran’s recent presidential “election”, in Syria, the IRGC dispatched a column of proxy forces to take over a base near the town of Tanef, near the Syria-Iraq-Jordan border. Syrian opposition and US Special Forces are stationed on this site. In response, marking a major development, the US launched an airstrike targeting the incoming force and sending very important signals across the region.

Further steps were taken when international coalition warplanes struck a Hezbollah base in Syria’s Deir Ezzur. This marked the second incident in a week when the US targeted positions associated with Iran’s militias in Syria, including Hezbollah.

While Iran enjoyed the ability to harass US Navy ships in international waters during Obama’s tenure, recent episodes have been a wake-up call for Tehran. A US Navy warship fired warning shots towards an approaching IRGC boat. US Navy 5th Fleet spokesman said the warship transmitted numerous messages to the boat and was forced to resort to warning shots.

In the meantime, a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis, another Iranian proxy, was shot down by Saudi missile air defense systems. And despite numerous failures, Iran has raised the level of its support for the Houthis, as troubling reports show Tehran is smuggling chemical weapons to Yemen.

This is exactly why Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir emphasized the Arab World will judge Iran by its actions, not words. “Iran is planning terrorist networks in Arab countries, supplying arms to militias seeking to disrupt our security,” he said, adding “Tehran has been refusing al-Qaeda leaders for more than 15 years and facilitate their measures.”

Decades of experience have proven Iran’s mullahs only understand the language of force. As the Arabic Islamic American summit came to its finale, reports indicated the establishment of a 34,000-strong military force aimed at confronting terrorism, set to begin operations in early 2018.

Iranian opposition Maryam Rajavi, President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), welcomed the new initiatives and called on the international community to specifically end all relations with the mullahs’ regime, expel its representatives from international organizations, blacklist the IRGC and the slate of its associated paramilitary, and have them evicted from the entire region.

Rajavi also welcomed the approval of a sanctions resolution against the Iranian regime by the US Senate in unison with the House of Representatives. She described the move as an imperative and significant step to prevent the medieval regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. She expressed hope that the US government would immediately implement the resolution.

The status quo has provided the international community – particularly the US – the opportunity to stand on the right side of history, alongside the Iranian people in their struggle against the mullahs’ regime.

Recent Iran Attacks

yesterday I was shopping in a market and faced with a newspaper that inside it was an article about the recent attack on Iran. I would like to share this interesting article with you.

Al Arabiya English Op-Ed: Khamenei and IRGC Capitalizing on Recent Iran Attacks

 Monday, 12 June 2017 16:25

Khomeini grave

The remarks made by the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei can be viewed as seeking to capitalize on the recent attacks in Tehran that left 17 dead and dozens more wounded, according to a new column published on Al Arabiya English.

“If the Islamic Republic had not taken a stance in the center of all this sedition, we would have experienced many problems inside the country,” Khamenei said in reference to his regime’s meddling in Syria. The Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), being the main lever at Khamenei’s disposal to pursue his policies, is also seeking its own interests.

The IRGC, being one of the main parties involved in developments inside Iran and the region, suffered damages in the recent attack and is seeking its own share of profit, dissident Iranian writer Heshmat Alavi wrote on Monday for Al Arabiya English.

He argued that the IRGC’s image also endured a major blow in the recent presidential election in Iran and more recently after a US Senate vote seeking more sanctions. In response, Tehran will seek to capitalize on this turn of events as a major platform to justify launching future measures.

Alavi further wrote:

Following US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region and the severing of diplomatic ties by numerous Arab countries with Qatar, a known ally of Iran in the region, Tehran needed desperately to portray itself a victim of terrorism and pave a necessary path in this regard.

The IRGC is also terrified of even the slightest influence enjoyed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Khamenei’s opinion and decisions. The recent attacks in Tehran can be described as a nail in the coffin for Khamenei to show any softness. This is exactly what the IRGC needed at this particular timing.

For a variety of reasons the IRGC will profit from establishing a certain high security atmosphere inside the country. Firstly, to begin an initiative to pressure Rouhani’s cabinet, and secondly, preparing the grounds for determining Khamenei’s successor, an issue discussed extensively in different circles across Iran.

“To those who sacrifice the country’s security, destiny and interests for short-term and factional political gains, have they learned nothing from the recent attacks? This incident should be considered a major wake-up call for those involved in politics, to know we are all sailing in the same ship here,” a piece read in the Kayhan daily, known to be Khamenei’s mouthpiece.

The IRGC also sought to target the main source threatening the very existence of the mullahs’ regime. “This terrorist incident is similar to the crimes committed by the infidels in the 1980s,” the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency wrote. Infidels is the term used in the Iranian regime apparatus for the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

“Now we must decide what actions must be taken to confront the terrorists. The judiciary and security forces must arrest these criminals, prosecute and execute them,” the piece reads, further signaling how the IRGC will seek to justify upcoming crackdown measures against an already restive Iranian society.

“Those who are against our struggles in Iraq and Syria should come to realize how sweet security is, and how bitter is insecurity,” the piece continued.

Eyewitness have pressed on the suspicious nature of this attack, especially armed assailants being able to enter the parliament building with assault rifles and vests full of explosives.

“They wouldn’t even allow us take a pen inside. They just said we will take your papers and documents upstairs. How can armed men come into the legislative building? There were no security guards and no security equipment,” one injured man said to Iran’s Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi. Similar conflicting reports were also witnessed in other state and IRGC media outlets.

“Iran’s Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said those involved in these attacks were of Iranian nationality. Whereas other state media, including Tabnak website affiliated to former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaie, the accent heard from the terrorists indicated these individuals were not Iranian Arabs, but most certainly of foreign nationality,” according to the Tabnak website.

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence also issued a statement announcing the first names of five of the assailants, refusing, for some reason, not to mention their last names.

On a broader scale, Iran also failed to prevent a highly significant US Senate initiative seeking to impose new sanctions on Iran. This regime has been described a destabilizing entity and if such a bill gains final approval after the 92-7 initial stage setting vote, Iran’s IRGC will be blacklisted as a foreign terrorist organization.

Was it a coincidence that Tehran’s attacks took place only hours before the Senate planned its bill discussion and a number of known regime lobbyists went the distance to delay the measure? You be the judge. As a final thought, this entire string of developments have played into the hands of Iran’s Khamenei and IRGC.

The Iranian regime desperately needs such an open hand to have any hope of confronting the status quo, especially since the Trump administration has yet to define its Iran policy, the future of the Iran nuclear deal is in questions, sanctions will not be lifted from Iran and Washington will most likely be demanding concessions from Tehran in the region.