victory at last

  Dr. Majid Rafizadeh President of the International American Council and board member of the US-Middle East Chamber of Business and Commerce and Harvard IR. 09/21/2017 Today, thousands of Iranians gathered across the UN to present a truly different image of Iran: democratic, peaceful, and humane. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic emissary Hassan Rouhani once again used the UN pedestal to shower praise on Tehran’s ruling clerics. Many observers believe that Rouhani’s stale slogans smacked of desperation and pretence. Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Isolated and generally regarded as a pariah, the Islamic Republic’s familiar figures try to stick to the same plot and project an image of a powerful and rational player. Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Brush aside the forced rhetoric and the unappealing truth reveals itself: according to Amnesty International, this is a political establishment that has hanged over 3,000 people under Rouhani alone, securing the ...