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Washington, DC – Last Friday, Iraqi Security Forces forcefully entered Camp Ashraf in Eastern Iraq. Members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK are housed at the camp. Earlier today, United Nations officials confirmed that the incursion by Iraqi Security Forces had resulted in scores of dead and injured MEK members. Senate Foreign Relations […]
Chairman Kerry On The Violence At Camp Ashraf In Iraq
April 24, 2011 by
Iraqi Security Forces Attack Camp Ashraf, April 08, 2011
April 18, 2011 by
Iranian Dissidents Attacked in Iraq, 35 Killed, Hundreds Wounded – Watch Video
Ros-Lehtinen, Berman Condemn Violence against Camp Ashraf Residents
April 13, 2011 by
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE NEWS
Friday, April 08, 2011
(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement condemning reports of violence against residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq:
“In light of new […]
Maliki Forces Attack and Kill Residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq – April 8, 2011
April 8, 2011 by
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Iran’s nuclear program: Is regime change the way to stop it?
December 17, 2010 by
While Obama officials tout tougher sanctions to get Iranians to the negotiating table, foreign policy conservatives are looking to revive regime change as the way to stop Iran’s nuclear program.
By Howard LaFranchi,
December 17, 2010
Washington —
US foreign policy conservatives are pressing for a new approach to Iran that ramps up support for the Iranian opposition and […]
‘Never ever to give up, never ever to give in, and never ever to lose faith’
July 24, 2010 by
At a Congressional briefing, Congressman John Lewis, described by the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress,” spoke to a number of his colleagues, Iranian-Americans and supporters of Camp Ashraf in solidarity with the Iranian Resistance.
A former colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis has, and continues to be one […]
Court orders State Department to review ruling on alleged terror group
July 16, 2010 by
The Washington Post
By Glenn Kessler
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the State Department to review its designation of the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran as a foreign terrorist organization, strongly suggesting the designation should be revoked.
The ruling by the three-judge panel hands yet another foreign-policy hot potato to the Obama administration. The PMOI, also […]
Resolution in Congress seeks Iranian Freedom
June 10, 2010 by
By Michelle Phillips, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A bipartisan group of House members on Thursday put forward a resolution calling for the Iranian government to cease the oppression of its people and political dissidents. The representatives held a news conference to highlight the resolution, which is being sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner, California Democrat, and which they […]
Tehran’s Strategic Defeat in Iraq
April 6, 2010 by
Huffington Post
Alireza Jafarzadeh
Author, The Iran Threat
Posted: April 6, 2010
The March 7 parliamentary elections have heralded a new era for Iraq, pushing aside the incumbent Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and officials with ties to Iran while opening way for a new slate of politicians hoping to mend serious sectarian divides. But, as a U.S. military official […]
Intensify pressure to control Iran threat
March 8, 2010 by
By Lord David Waddington
As the Obama administration works to increase international pressure on Iran over its continued nuclear defiance, it is paramount that the threat posed by the Iranian regime is dealt with on more than one front. If we are to put a meaningful political and economic squeeze on Tehran’s leaders, we cannot afford […]
