Hassan Dai, June 29, 2150
Poltico has posted a PR article promoting NIAC lobby and claims that NIAC has 5000 members. Court documents show that NIAC had a few hundred members but Parsi knowingly and repeatedly lied about these numbers. In his private meetings with US officials he claimed 10,000 NIAC members while in public statements claimed anywhere between 4,000 and 5,000 members
Hassan Dai, Fabruary 2020
Following the January 2019 meeting in Tehran between Iranian officials and Taliban delegation, it is important to view this short video report and understand Iran’s multi-faceted strategy in Afghanistan. This strategy is designed to expand Iran’s influence, force US military to leave and to obtain a territorial foothold in Afghanistan. To attain this goal, Iran is counting on its vast network of Shiite seminaries and schools, while also providing military support to the Taliban. Iran is also strengthening Fatemiyoun Division, its own Afghan proxy militia, comprised of nearly 15000 members who are currently deployed to Syria to defend Bashar Assad regime.
On October 16, the US Treasury announced sanctions against the vast financial network supporting Bassij organization, the Iranian paramilitary that recruits and trains child soldiers. Watch a short documentary about the subject
List of companies that intend or have decided to withdraw from the Iranian market as of May 31st 2018
Reuters, March 20, 2018, by Nate Raymond
An Iranian who chairs a Maltese bank has been arrested on U.S. charges that he participated in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions and funnel more than $115 million paid under a Venezuelan construction contract through the U.S. financial system, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Tabriz, January 5 pic.twitter.com/ySHiyJ06MF
— Hassan Dai (@IranianForum) January 5, 2018
City of Dezful, Jan/3/18#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/JYjl5uioEd
— Green Party of Iran (@iran_e_sabz) January 3, 2018
Too often the discourse that emerges from media coverage of Iran co-opts the struggle of ordinary people in order to reinforce a specific narrative. But to really understand what is happening in Iran, you only need to listen directly to the voices of the Iranian people.
