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The Only Real Alternative: Organized Resistance and Iran’s Democratic Future

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You have long talked about overthrowing the regie would take actual resistance on the ground. You’ve been very clear that needs to be people on the ground. What would that actually look like? How would that realistically unfold? And then what credible alternative exists if that effort for overthrow is successful? The clear alternative—and the proven solution to the Iran question—is change brought about by the Iranian people themselves, through organized resistance and resistance units. Our specific strategy for overthrowing this regime is centered on the fusion of two elements: one is popular uprising and organized resistance, including the resistance units. Both elements have been tested and can be observed. On the one hand, the social conditions are far more explosive than during the January uprising, and there is no doubt that larger uprisings are on the horizon. On the other hand, organized resistance is far more prepared than in the past. Resistance units—only during the January u...
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Executions in Iran

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You mentioned the executions that have gone there, and human rights groups are saying there have been a couple of dozen, and you mentioned 8 of those are MEK members. Why do you think the regime, the Iranian regime as it exists now, is carrying these out? But more importantly, what’s the message that that sends to the rest of the world?  The regime’s objective in carrying out these executions is to prevent an uprising and also to instill fear in the people who rose up in January for freedom and the overthrow of the regime. It knows that the war will eventually end, and that the already explosive conditions in society will become even more intense, with larger uprisings on the horizon. Therefore, on the one hand, it seeks—by its own calculation—to instill fear and terror among the public, especially the youth, to deter them from pursuing protest and rebellion. On the other hand, it aims to prevent young people from joining resistance units and to halt their expansion, because these ...
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Fragile Survival: Why Iran's Regime is Not Stronger

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You know, analysts and experts look at the conflict between the United States and Iran and they look at the success the United States has had. Militarily, they’ve done an enormous amount of damage. You’ve seen relationships change in the Gulf, the United States relationships seem to be even stronger, and Iran seems to be on its own. The leadership has been cleaned out, not only the Supreme Leader, but many of the top leaders have been cleaned out there, and yet the regime is still there. Some pundits would tell you it’s even stronger, that their resilience is so strong they may be in a stronger position than they were before February 28th. Is that a correct assessment? In my view, this assessment is incorrect, because the regime is at its weakest point in the past 48 years. The super-crises that led to the January uprising have not only remained unresolved but have in fact intensified after the war. This assessment overlooks two key realities: First, the executions in recent weeks dem...
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Gen. Wesley Clark: The Regime Cannot Hide From the Anger of the Iranian People

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 General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, delivered an expert military and strategic assessment of the Iranian crisis, stating that the organized political resistance led by the MEK and NCRI is the only force capable of averting a global catastrophe. General Clark provided critical context regarding recent Western military engagements, explaining that while a bombing campaign was undertaken to degrade the regime’s nuclear and military equipment, this defensive action was directed solely at the hostage-taking theocracy, not the civilian population. He noted that historical data from the January 26 protests showed that peaceful protest alone will not bring change, as evidenced by the fact that thousands of citizens were gunned down in the streets by state authorities. Clark asserted that airplanes flying at 35,000 feet, aircraft carriers, and bunker-busting bombs are merely peripheral; the root cause of regional instability rests inside the regim...
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Maryam Rajavi: Iran’s regime is at its weakest point in decades

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Maryam Rajavi , president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran , discusses why she believes Iran’s clerical regime is facing unprecedented weakness, the role of organized resistance and women-led opposition inside Iran, and the NCRI’s roadmap for a democratic transition. In this exclusive interview with The Washington Times’ Tim Constantine, Ms. Rajavi outlines her 10-point plan for a democratic Iran and urges international support for the Iranian people’s push for regime change. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/20/maryam-rajavi-irans-regime-weakest-point-decades/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM3EeCayWBA&list=PL62xjCAU5CRkcQszFneKILQxk7YOakxme
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Patrick Kennedy: The Struggle for Iranian Freedom Is a Universal Human Cause

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 Former U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy delivered an impassioned speech expressing profound gratitude for the masterful leadership of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi , who has successfully preserved the movement’s focus on democracy, tolerance, and human dignity despite profound personal and organizational suffering. Congressman Kennedy emphasized that a confident regime does not rush architectural and electrical engineers to the gallows, noting that the recent executions of MEK veterans like the 67-year-old Abolhassan Montazer reveal a deep-seated, paralyzing fear of another domestic uprising. He lauded the organized network of internal Resistance Units, detailing how they successfully executed a series of coordinated, province-wide operations across 15 Iranian cities just last week, successfully hitting IRGC and Basij operational bases. Turning his focus to history, Kennedy directly challenged Western policymakers who condemn the current theocracy but ignore the brutal legacy of the Shah’...
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'Staggering' Iran toll drives up global executions to their highest since 1981, says Amnesty International

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 In 2025, at least 2,707 people were executed globally and 2,159 of these cases were in Iran, Amnesty International said on Sunday. Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday, May 17. Amnesty said it had confirmed the executions of at least 2,707 people globally in 2025. Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double that of 2024, Amnesty added. But the UK-based rights group said that, as in previous years, its total "does not include the thousands of executions" that it believed were carried out in China, the world's most prolific user of the death penalty, due to "the state secrecy" over data. Amnesty said the figure of at least 2,707 people executed in 2025 – including in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Yemen, Singapore and the United States – represented an increase by more than two-thirds on t...
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