National Union for Democracy in Iranhttps://nufdiran.org/en-UShttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iran-at-a-crossroads-australias-opportunities-and-pitfalls/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iran-at-a-crossroads-australias-opportunities-and-pitfalls/Co authored with Reza Arab. Read the full piece in at a crossroads australias opportunities and pitfalls/ . Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the…Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/irans-regime-is-in-its-death-throes/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/irans-regime-is-in-its-death-throes/Read the full piece in defines irans regime signs collapse grow visible/ . A particular kind of behavior emerges when an autocratic regime enters its final spiral. It grows…Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/some-opponents-of-the-islamic-republic-are-helping-it/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/some-opponents-of-the-islamic-republic-are-helping-it/Co authored with Shay Khatiri Read the full piece in the ghalili/some opponents of the islamic republic are helping it . Calls to help ethnic minorities in Iran are increasing. A…Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-digital-media-director-saghi-laghaei-on-iran-international/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-digital-media-director-saghi-laghaei-on-iran-international/NUFDI Digital Media Director Saghi Laghaei on Iran InternationalFri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-policy-director-andrew-ghalili-on-newsnation/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-policy-director-andrew-ghalili-on-newsnation/NUFDI Policy Director Andrew Ghalili on NewsNationWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iran-is-not-venezuela-president-trump-and-this-man-is-no-moderate/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iran-is-not-venezuela-president-trump-and-this-man-is-no-moderate/Co authored with Behnam Ben Taleblu Read the full piece in venezuela trump ghalibaf/ . Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow and senior director of the Foundation for Defense of…Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/anything-short-of-regime-change-in-iran-would-be-a-failure/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/anything-short-of-regime-change-in-iran-would-be-a-failure/Co authored with Pouria Hadjibagheri. Read the full piece in short regime change iran would be failure opinion 11742734 . The United States does not negotiate with terrorists: a…Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-the-glenn-beck-program/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-the-glenn-beck-program/NUFDI Research Director Khosro Isfahani on The Glenn Beck ProgramThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-policy-director-andrew-ghalili-on-john-solomon-reports/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-policy-director-andrew-ghalili-on-john-solomon-reports/NUFDI Policy Director Andrew Ghalili on John Solomon ReportsTue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/the-islamic-republics-influence-network-in-the-united-states-part-one/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/the-islamic-republics-influence-network-in-the-united-states-part-one/Executive Summary Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has stated that the threat posed by Islamist ideology represents “the greatest near and long term threat to…Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-gb-news/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-gb-news/NUFDI Research Director Khosro Isfahani on GB NewsFri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-ntd-news/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-ntd-news/NUFDI Research Director Khosro Isfahani on NTD NewsTue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/a-safer-middle-east-is-taking-shape/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/a-safer-middle-east-is-taking-shape/Read the full piece in the a safer middle east is taking shape/ . For four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the single greatest source of instability in the Middle…Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-policy-director-andrew-ghalili-on-fox-business-mornings-with-maria/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-policy-director-andrew-ghalili-on-fox-business-mornings-with-maria/NUFDI Policy Director Andrew Ghalili on Mornings With MariaTue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/iran-prosperity-project-director-dr-saeed-ghasseminejad-with-manoto-news/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/iran-prosperity-project-director-dr-saeed-ghasseminejad-with-manoto-news/Iran Prosperity Project Director Dr. Saeed Ghasseminejad With Manoto NewsMon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/no-deal-with-mullahs-trump-must-finish-the-job-in-iran/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/no-deal-with-mullahs-trump-must-finish-the-job-in-iran/Read the full piece in 886804 . “Help is on the way,” US President Donald Trump promised Iranians a month ago as my people rose in the Lion and Sun Revolution. Ever since, tens of…Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/our-pain-hasnt-been-in-vain-how-iranians-are-creating-a-nation-beyond-the-regime/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/our-pain-hasnt-been-in-vain-how-iranians-are-creating-a-nation-beyond-the-regime/Read the full piece at east/iran eastern states/artc how iranians are creating a nation beyond the regime oped . “Stand firm in what you believe, even if you must stand alone.”…Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/islamic-republic-attacks-on-medical-facilities-healthcare-workers-and-injured-pr/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/islamic-republic-attacks-on-medical-facilities-healthcare-workers-and-injured-pr/This report documents grave, systematic, and coordinated violations committed by Islamic Republic security forces against medical facilities, healthcare professionals, and injured…Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-britains-channel-4-news/https://nufdiran.org/media-center/nufdi-research-director-khosro-isfahani-on-britains-channel-4-news/NUFDI Research Director Khosro Isfahani on Britain's Channel 4 NewsMon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-23-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-23-2025/Episode 2 of the IranWatch Podcast Out Now Under the Islamic Republic, people receive privileges based on their proximity and loyalty to the regime. Access to the internet is no…Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-22-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-22-2025/NUFDI Unveils Report Documenting Persecution of Religious Minorities Humiliated by the 12 Day War, the Islamic Republic has turned its gaze inward, cracking down on Iranians…Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/faith-under-siege-documenting-the-crackdown-against-religious-minorities-in-iran/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/faith-under-siege-documenting-the-crackdown-against-religious-minorities-in-iran/Overview Faith Under Siege is a NUFDI booklet documenting the 2025 crackdown on Iran’s religious minorities through individual case profiles that show state violence in real…Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-19-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-19-2025/Brief Notes Russian FM Calls for ‘Impartial’ IAEA Oversight of Tehran’s Nuclear Program: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asks for IAEA impartiality in Iran nuclear issue…Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-18-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-18-2025/Brief Notes Dozens Remain Jailed Following Mashhad Memorial Protest: Islamic Republic forces %D9%88…Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-17-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-17-2025/Brief Notes Trump Announces ‘Total and Complete Blockade’ of Venezuelan Oil: U.S. President Donald Trump announces total complete blockade sanctioned venezuelan…Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/the-iran-prosperity-project-strategic-parallels-in-the-cases-of-ukraine-and-iran/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/the-iran-prosperity-project-strategic-parallels-in-the-cases-of-ukraine-and-iran/Strategic Parallels Between Ukraine’s Rebuilding Strategy and Iran’s Future Transition Through the Iran Prosperity Project Over the past two years, I have attended multiple key…Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-16-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-16-2025/Brief Notes Supreme Leader Calls for Cultural Crackdown: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei content?id=62097 a speech yesterday, the text of which has been published today. Khamenei…Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-15-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-15-2025/Brief Notes Foreign Minister Meets Belarusian President in Minsk: Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko today to s…Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-12-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-12-2025/Murdered Lawyer’s Funeral Turns Into Anti Regime Protest In Mashhad today, a large mourning the suspected regime killing of human rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi turned into a…Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-11-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-11-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Accuses U.S. of ‘Piracy’ After Seizure of Venezuelan Tanker: The Islamic Republic’s embassy in Caracas Washington’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, calling…Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-10-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-10-2025/NUFDI Launches IranWatch Podcast NUFDI has relaunched its podcast series In the newly rebranded IranWatch podcast’s first episode, listen to Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Ghalili…Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-9-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-9-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Says U.S. ‘Copying’ of Shahed Drones is an ‘Admission’ of Tehran’s Military ‘Superiority’: Spokesperson and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Abolfazl…Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-8-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-8-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Claims Israel Hiding Impact of 12 Day War: Islamic Republic Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi that the regime was transparent regarding damage it took…Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-5-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-5-2025/Brief Notes IRGC Navy Conducts Long Range Ballistic Missile Tests Amid Persian Gulf Island Tensions: In the second day of the IRGC Navy’s Persian Gulf exercise, extensive naval…Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-4-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-4-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Derides Putin–Witkoff Talks as ‘Fruitless,’ Says Europe ‘Sidelined’: Islamic Republic media %D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AC%D9%87…Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-3-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-3-2025/Brief Notes Regime Outlets Use Arrest of Former EU Official to Mock Engagement With West: State run outlets in Iran %D8%A8%D9%87 %D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%85…Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-2-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-2-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Reservoir Levels Continue to Fall: Satellite imagery f627 49e4 8af3 7ebcd225cdbc by BBC Verify shows sharp drops in water levels across the reservoirs supplying…Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-1-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-december-1-2025/NUFDI Releases Video Messages to Mark Bloody November Six years ago, the Islamic Republic, facing a quickly growing nationwide uprising, feared it was closer to collapse than it…Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-26-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-26-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Says Hezbollah ‘More Necessary for Lebanon Than Bread’: Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, that the Islamic Republic will…Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/a-blood-soaked-legacy-profiling-the-islamic-republics-top-military-brass-killed-/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/a-blood-soaked-legacy-profiling-the-islamic-republics-top-military-brass-killed-/Executive Summary A Blood Soaked Legacy: Profiling the Islamic Republic’s Top Military Brass Killed During the 12 Day War examines twelve senior commanders of the Islamic…Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-25-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-25-2025/19 Year Old Iranian Activist Still Missing On November 13, security forces of the Islamic Republic abducted Bita Shafiei, a 19 year old activist, from her family home, just three…Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-24-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-24-2025/Brief Notes Intel Minister Warns of ‘Enemy Plots’ Against Supreme Leader’s Life: Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib %D9%87%D9%85%D9%87 %D9%85%D8%A7 %D9%85%D9%88%D8%B8%D9%81…Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-21-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-21-2025/Brief Notes Friday Prayer Leader Calls Saudi Arabia ‘America’s Milk Cow’: Leading Tehran’s Friday Prayers today, Mohammad Javad Haj Aliakbari…Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-20-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-20-2025/Brief Notes State Media Cast Epstein Vote as ‘Political Defeat’ for Trump: State media the 427 1 U.S. House of Representatives vote directing the Department of Justice to release…Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-19-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-19-2025/Brief Notes FM Says Regime Will ‘Never Yield to Zero Enrichment’: Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi %D8%A8%D8%A7 %D8%A2%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3 %D8%AF%D8%B1…Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/irans-private-banks-are-just-the-ayatollahs-cash-machines/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/irans-private-banks-are-just-the-ayatollahs-cash-machines/You might not know this, but the office park down the street or the luxury hotel in your city could be part of the Ayatollah’s financial network. Behind every “private” Iranian…Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-18-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-18-2025/Brief Notes Tehran Denies Using MBS as Intermediary in U.S. Talks: Tehran %D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA %D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C %D8%A8%D8%A7…Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-17-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-17-2025/Brief Notes FM Says Tehran Supports ‘Unity’ for Lebanon: Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Ali Hassan Khalil, a senior Lebanese MP of the Shia Amal Movement and a…Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-14-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-14-2025/Brief Notes IRGC Seizes Marshall Islands Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC tanker mideast tensions 1762f491e9eb1912cb8b8bd9a1a634d8…Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-13-2025/https://nufdiran.org/analysis/iranwatch-daily-november-13-2025/Brief Notes Supreme Leader’s Restrictions on U.S. Talks Remain Unchanged: A senior official in the Office of the Supreme Leader, Mehdi Fazaeli, today that restrictions on talks…Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT