On Friday, February 17, 2012, as a goodwill gesture, 400 Iranian dissidents residing in Camp Ashraf in Iraq, many with families and relatives in the United States, began their relocation from Camp Ashraf, their home of 25 years, to Camp Liberty, a former U.S. military base near Baghdad international airport. They volunteered for this transfer…
Will the U.S. Troop Withdrawal Leave the Door Wide Open for Iran?
THE HUFFINGTON POST Last week, President Obama announced U.S. plans to remove all troops from Iraq by the end of the year. To no one’s surprise, neighboring Iran applauded the decision. As early as 2007, the regime’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had predicted an Iranian power play, saying “Soon, we will see a huge power vacuum…
Opposition group could give Iran trouble
The foiled plot by agents of the Iranian regime to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States has officials in the Obama Administration furiously scratching their heads for an “ appropriate” response. All too often with Iranian provocations, U.S. policy options swing ineffectually between the uncreative (economic sanctions) to the unrealistic (military…
Tehran unveils 7-point pact with Maliki’s government against Camp Ashraf
National Council of Resistance of Iran – Press Release With the announcement of US forces’ withdrawal fromIraq, Tehran unveils 7-point pact with Maliki’s government against Ashraf NCRI – Two days following the announcement of US forces’ withdrawal from Iraq, the Iranian regime’s Foreign Ministry announced, “In order to determine on the PMOI members, with the…
Iranian Americans call on U.S. to protect Iranian exiles in Iraq
THE WASHINGTON POST Hundreds of Iranian Americans rallied outside the White House on Saturday, saying they’re worried that the Obama administration’s newly announced plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by year’s end will leave 3,400 Iranian exiles vulnerable in a settlement outside Baghdad. The protesters also called on the Obama administration to remove Mujahedin-e…