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Regime Change Is the Third Option in Iran
Following the US strike on Iranian nuclear sites, Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the Iranian Resistance, issued a statement: “The Iranian people welcome the end of the war and seek peace and freedom. Khamenei is responsible for an unpatriotic project that, in addition to costing countless lives, has cost the Iranian people at least two trillion dollars – and now, it has all gone up in smoke.” Rajavi once again emphasised the third option: no to appeasement, no to war – yes to regime change, the overthrow of the religious dictatorship by the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance.
The Iranian Resistance, under Rajavi’s leadership, has consistently urged Western leaders to recognise a truth that remains as urgent today as it was two decades ago: the path to a non-nuclear Iran – and to peace and stability in the region – does not lie in war, nor in appeasement. It lies in a third option: regime change by the Iranian people and their organised resistance movement.
Growing Concern About Fate of Iranian Political Prisoners During Conflict with Israel
A Dublin-based Iranian woman has called for increased attention to be focused on Iran’s political prisoners, after her brother was removed from the area of the Tehran prison where he was being held and taken to an unknown location. Aida Younesi (31), a software engineer, said her brother Ali (25), was taken from the infamous Evin Prison on Wednesday by men who reportedly said they were bringing him for questioning. Since then, her family has no idea of his whereabouts.
Ali Younesi was a university student when he and his friend, Amirhossein Moradi, were arrested in 2020. They were sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2022 for charges that Amnesty International listed as “gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security”, “spreading propaganda against the system” and “destruction of public property”, as well as their families’ “real or perceived ties” to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), an opposition group based outside Iran.
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Message to the Iranians’ Rallies in Berlin and Stockholm on the Anniversary of June 20, 1981, the Beginning of the Iranian Resistance
Maryam Rajavi’s speech: “Today, We Are on the Threshold of a Great Transformation
I want to begin with the words I spoke 21 years ago, in my message to your rally in Berlin on February 10, 2005: “Our message is clear: The Iranian people’s resistance for freedom must be recognized. We say no to appeasement and saving the mullahs’ regime, and no to war.” Instead, “there is a Third Option: regime change by the people of Iran and the Iranian resistance.”
“Democratic change is the will of the Iranian people and the verdict of history.”
Isn’t this the demand of the vast majority of the Iranian people today? As we have repeatedly stated, the policy of appeasement emboldens the mullahs’ regime and imposes war on Western countries — and now that is exactly what has happened.”
‘No to Shah, No to Mullahs’: PMOI Resistance Units Reject a Century of Crime, Demand A Democratic Republic
On June 20, 2025, on the anniversary of a pivotal day in the struggle for a free Iran, the streets of Zahedan witnessed a courageous display of defiance. Members of the PMOI Resistance Units, risking persecution by the regime’s security forces, held placards with a message not only for the ruling clerics in Tehran but for the entire world.
‘No to Shah, no to mullahs’: PMOI Resistance Units reject a century of crime, demand a democratic republic https://t.co/M2MFZ0W4nH
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 21, 2025
The placards captured a deep-seated sentiment that has been forged over a hundred years of struggle, stating, “The shah and the mullahs have committed one hundred years of crime.” This powerful statement frames Iran’s modern history as a continuous battle against two forms of oppression, positioning the Iranian Resistance as the true inheritor of the people’s democratic aspirations.
Paris Exhibition Highlights Iran’s Human Rights Violations and Supports Democratic Change
Paris, France – June 20, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition to denounce the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses, with a special focus on the recent surge in executions across the country.
MEK Supporters at Melbourne Exhibition Condemn Iran’s Political Executions and Call for Global Action
Melbourne, Australia – June 20, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses, particularly the death sentences imposed on political prisoners.
MEK Supporters at #Melbourne Exhibition Condemn #Iran’s Political Executions and Call for Global Action#StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #FreeIran2025 https://t.co/f4G6FQu5N9
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) June 21, 2025
The event condemned the regime’s ongoing repression and demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners, while paying tribute to the martyrs of the Iranian Revolution—those executed or killed during uprisings.
UN Report: Iran’s Regime Guilty of Mass Executions and Repression
UN Secretary-General’s Report on Human Rights Violations by Iran’s Regime
According to a shocking report by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, presented on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Iran’s regime recorded one of the darkest human rights records in 2024 by executing at least 975 people. The report presents a horrifying picture of systematic human rights violations under the dictatorship of the Supreme Leader: from widespread and public executions to the brutal suppression of protesters, minorities, women, and journalists.
The United Nations, expressing deep concern, has called on the international community to hold the regime accountable for ending the cycle of violence and human rights violations through diplomatic pressure and targeted sanctions.
Tehran- Iran, a Defenseless City Amid Surging Military and Nuclear Spending
In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has dramatically increased its spending on military, missile, and nuclear programs. These priorities are clearly reflected in the country’s annual budget allocations, despite a lack of transparency and ongoing economic hardship for ordinary Iranians. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Iran’s official military budget in 2023 was around $10.3 billion, ranking the country 26th globally. However, Iran Open Data estimates the real figure to be closer to $13.8 billion, accounting for hidden expenditures—especially those related to the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps).
In the 2024 budget, approximately 470 trillion tomans (roughly $16.7 billion) were allocated to the armed forces, with 125 trillion tomans going to the IRGC and 67 trillion to the army. This comprised about 25% of the nation’s public budget.