Aynaz “Anni” Cyrus is an Iranian-American investigative author and national security voice focused on the ideological and psychological strategies of Islamism and political Islam in the West. Her work examines how movements, institutions, and state actors deploy religious doctrine, narrative warfare, and moral inversion to influence Western policy, culture, and security.
A former Muslim and former child bride, Anni escaped Iran as a teenager under threat of execution under Sharia. Today she remains condemned under Sharia and carries twelve active bounties on her life for publicly renouncing Islam and exposing its political doctrine. She is also a follower of Jesus Christ, and her faith anchors her commitment to truth, liberty, and constitutional governance.
Anni is the founder of Live Up To Freedom and the host of the internationally viewed program of the same name.
She is a broadcasting partner with Worldview Weekend and Worldview Tube. Over the past decade she has served as National Director of American Truth Project, Line Producer at Lindell TV, and Director of Programming at Patriot TV. She has delivered more than 130 public speeches nationwide addressing national security, ideological warfare, and the global expansion strategies of political Islam.
Fluent in Farsi, Anni is also a leading analyst and reporter on developments related to Iran. She provides in-depth coverage and translation of Iranian political negotiations, regime strategy, human rights abuses, protest movements, internal power struggles, and regional proxy operations. Her linguistic access allows her to examine primary-source material, speeches, and media from inside Iran, offering audiences insight often missed in Western reporting.
She is the author of The Architecture of Jihad, a detailed examination of the structural components of modern jihadist and ideological operations. She is also a best-selling Substack writer and is currently developing documentary projects focused on the geopolitical and doctrinal roots of Islamist expansion.
Despite the risks attached to her public stance, Anni continues to speak, write, and produce investigative work exposing ideological threats to Western civilization. Her mission is not reactionary; it is strategic. It is grounded in lived experience, rigorous documentation, and an unwavering commitment to liberty.
