Policy Briefs
October 3, 2023Armita Geravand—Another Iranian Woman Brutalized Because of Hijab
Just after the one year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s murder, the Islamic Republic has reportedly sent yet another young Iranian girl to the hospital in critical condition due to…
September 25, 2023The Islamic Republic’s Western “Lobby” Gets Exposed
In the wake of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley having his security clearance suspended and being investigated by the FBI, new reporting has revealed the existence of a vast…
August 13, 2023U.S. Deal with Islamic Republic Will Encourage More Hostage Taking
Last week’s release of $6 billion to the Islamic Republic, while hailed as a deal to save American hostages, is actually a deal that will end up incentivizing the Islamic Republic…
June 6, 2023What Did Javad Zarif Say on Clubhouse?
On Tuesday June 6, 2023 Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Islamic Republic’s former Foreign Minister, appeared on the social media platform Clubhouse to speak on the Iran Nuclear Deal…
May 29, 2023New Legislative Push on Iran
House Republicans recently announced a series of six new, Iran related bills targeting the Islamic Republic for its terrorism and human rights abuses. Here’s a brief breakdown and…
May 3, 2023Iranian Opposition Makes Gains on the International Stage
A recent letter signed by 32 members of the Israeli Knesset parliament supporting ethnic separatism in Iran caused concern among Iranians across the political divide who viewed it…
April 4, 2023The Biden Administration is Still Fixated on the JCPOA
The United States is reportedly considering offering the Islamic Republic a new, “interim” agreement that would lift some sanctions on the regime in exchange for Tehran freezing…
March 29, 2023Leaked Document Casts Doubt on Cohesion of the IRGC
A 44 page leaked exclusive irgc commanders warn khamenei about implosion/ containing notes from a January 3 meeting between top Islamic Republic officials, Islamic Revolutionary…
March 29, 2023The MAHSA Act
What is the MAHSA Act? The Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act, or the MAHSA Act, is a bill newly introduced to the 118th Congress as H.R. 589 that would…
August 12, 2022Iran State Newspapers React to Salman Rushdie Attack
The August 12th attack on celebrated author Salman Rushdie caused shock and horror across the United States and in much of the world. In the circles of power in the Islamic…
July 31, 2022Sepideh Rashno was publicly beaten, then forced to “confess” on State TV
Sepideh Rashno, a 28 year old Iranian artist and writer, was recently arrested after a of a confrontation between her and a hijab enforcer went viral. In the video, Sepideh—who…
May 1, 2022Tehran Hounds Dissidents Who Flee with Navid Mohebbi
NUFDI Policy Fellow Navid Mohebbi joined the Middle East Forum to discuss the Islamic Republic’s threats against protesters at home and exiled dissidents abroad.
April 5, 2022The Call to Stop the Iran Deal from Those Who Know the Regime Best
NUFDI’s Cameron Khansarinia spoke to the Endowment for Middle East Truth EMET on the potential revival of the JCPOA and why so many Iranians and Iranian Americans oppose both it…
November 22, 2021Gabriel Noronha on Aban, Iran’s Bloody November
Two years ago the Islamic Republic in Iran massacred more than 1,500 peaceful protesters in massive anti regime protests known as Aban. On the second anniversary of the massacre…
November 22, 2021Len Khodorkovsky on Aban, Iran’s Bloody November
Two years ago the Islamic Republic in Iran massacred more than 1,500 peaceful protesters in massive anti regime protests known as Aban. On the second anniversary of the massacre…
November 22, 2021Morgan Ortagus on Aban, Iran’s Bloody November
Two years ago the Islamic Republic in Iran massacred more than 1,500 peaceful protesters in massive anti regime protests known as Aban. On the second anniversary of the massacre…
November 22, 2021Victoria Coates on Aban, Iran’s Bloody November
Two years ago the Islamic Republic in Iran massacred more than 1,500 peaceful protesters in massive anti regime protests known as Aban. On the second anniversary of the massacre…
November 22, 2021Video: Iran’s Aban Protests Two Years on
Two years ago the Islamic Republic in Iran massacred more than 1,500 peaceful protesters in massive anti regime protests known as Aban. To explain the Aban protests, their…
October 27, 2021Iran’s Forgotten Mental Health Crisis
NUFDI Board Member Dr. Mojgan Hakimi and Advisory Council Member Marjan Greenblatt spoke on the worsening mental health crisis in Iran on a panel hosted by the Middle East…
September 21, 2021Iranian Poet Sheydaye Hamedani Detained
Ghasem Bahrami known by his artist name Sheydaye Hamedani is an Iranian poet who was jailed for his outspoken opposition to the Islamic Regime, its corruption and its inhumane…
September 18, 2021Toomaj’s “Normal” in English
On September 13, Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was arrested by the IRGC. rapper who defied regime arrested in iran/ His song “Normal” described life under the Islamic Republic in…
September 16, 2021Toomaj’s “Mouse Hole” in English
On September 13, Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was arrested by the IRGC. rapper who defied regime arrested in iran/ Many believe he was arrested for his latest song, “Mouse Hole”…
September 14, 2021Dissident Rapper Who Defied Regime Arrested in Iran
Who Toomaj Salehi is and Why he Was Arrested: Toomaj Salehi is an Iranian dissident rapper, news.org/2021/hranews/a 31722/ , who was arrested on Monday, September 13, 2021, by…
August 2, 2021Iran’s Summer 2021 Protests Explained
For the past two weeks, protests have rocked Iran, particularly in the oil rich province of Khuzestan. But, there’s been a lot of misinformation about them. NUFDI takes a closer…