The future of Iran with Maryam Rajavi

iran news: I rise today to honor the profound courage and sacrifice of a woman whose story embodies the enduring struggle for freedom and human dignity in Iran. A woman known simply and lovingly as "Aziz," meaning "dear" or "beloved." Her full name is Aziz Rezaei , and she is a "Mother of Resistance." Aziz was born as Zahra in 1929 in Tehran. And like many mothers around the world, she married young, raised a large family, and worked to give her children a better future. But the tides of Iranian history pulled her family into the heart of political repression and terror. Aziz endured a heartbreak that no parent should ever face: the loss of nine members of her family. Four sons, three daughters, two sons-in-law—all killed across two successive dictatorships that feared the voices of those seeking democracy and basic rights. First under the Shah, and later under the clerical regime that replaced him. Her children’s only so-called "crime...

In a speech delivered to the gathering of tens of thousands of Iranians in Brussels on September 6, 2025, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence honored the PMOI’s six decades of struggle and praised the Iranian people’s courage, saying: Sixty years ago, a movement was born “deep in the hearts of the Iranian people” that endured “the brutality of the Shah’s dictatorship and the cruelty of the theocracy that replaced it.” “Today, that movement — the PMOI — is stronger, more inspired, and more powerful than ever,” he said.  Pence delivered a message to Iranians secretly listening inside the country: “You are not alone. You are not forgotten. The day of your freedom is closer than ever . The free world stands with you for a democratic, secular , non-nuclear Iran .” Highlighting the growing activities of Resistance Units, Pence said, “All across Iran today, young men and women in Resistance Units risk their lives to keep the flame of liberty alive. The Resistance Units inside Iran are t...

iran news:  By Jackson Thompson Fox News EXCLUSIVE: A coalition of athletes penned a letter condemning the Iranian regime for its death sentence of boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, Fox News Digital has learned. The signees include women's sports activist Riley Gaines, women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova, U.S. Olympic gold medalist swimmer Nancy Hogshead, UK Olympic medalist swimmer Sharron Davies, U.S. Olympian cyclist Inga Thompson, U.S. ultrarunner Carilyn Johnson and others. The letter calls for the United Nations, international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence. "We, athletes and sports figures from around the world, strongly condemn the Iranian regime’s decision on 4 October 2025 to uphold the death sentence of Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, a 30-year-old boxing champion and coach from Mashhad," the letter writes. "Mohammad Javad has spent more than five years in prison under torture an...