Former Senator Robert Torricelli in New York: “No to the Mullahs, No to the Kings—This Revolution is Iranian”

 The Rising Determination of Resistance Units

Senator Torricelli highlighted the growing courage and determination of young Iranians and Resistance Units operating across the country. Praising their bravery in villages, towns, and cities, he commended their willingness to organize despite the constant, severe threats of arrest and execution.

Addressing Reza Pahlavi’s public defense of his family’s political legacy, Torricelli strongly criticized his approach toward Iran’s ethnic minorities. Explicitly rejecting any return to the monarchy, he declared:

“No to the Mullahs, no to the Kings. We do not want dictatorship of the left or of the right, of religion or of politics.”


Solidarity with Ashraf-3 and the Iranian Resistance

In another key portion of his address, Torricelli turned his attention to the residents of Ashraf-3 in Albania. He expressed deep gratitude to the Albanian people for providing a safe refuge to members of the Iranian opposition and lauded the residents for sustaining their vital political activities despite years of displacement and attacks.

Emphasizing that freedom cannot be outsourced, he told Iranians inside the country that while foreign governments can offer support, they cannot deliver political freedom on behalf of the Iranian people:

“The revolution that is underway is going to be won by children, students, workers, even soldiers who refuse to fire their weapons at their own people. This revolution is not American, it is not European, it is Iranian.”


A Democratic Alternative for the Future

The former Senator urged everyday Iranians, including members of the security forces, to refuse participation in state repression and called for the expansion of broader civic resistance.

Concluding his remarks, Senator Torricelli endorsed the democratic platform of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). He stated that the NCRI offers a clear, viable alternative rooted in democratic governance, gender equality, religious freedom, and a non-nuclear Iran—while crediting Mrs. Maryam Rajavi with sustaining and leading the opposition movement through decades of hardship.

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