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Iran Opposition Leader Slams New Ayatollah Khamenei as Medieval Monarchy
Maryam Rajavi has launched a fierce attack on the reported installation of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader, warning the move amounts to the country’s hardline clerical establishment turning itself into a mediaeval-style hereditary monarchy. Rajavi, president of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran, said the regime had effectively crowned the son of the current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in a desperate attempt to preserve its grip on power.
She said: “The absolute clerical rule, known as Velayat-e Faqih, has effectively turned itself into a hereditary monarchy by placing Mojtaba Khamenei on the throne,” adding that the move would not rescue what she called the “shipwrecked vessel of religious fascism.”
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PMOI Resistance Units Rally Behind the NCRI Provisional Government and Reject All Dictatorships
On March 6, 2026, the brave network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) inside the country, known as the Resistance Units, launched a massive wave of nationwide activities to project a unified message: the Iranian people support the newly announced National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Provisional Government and desire a democratic republic.
Operating under the constant threat of the clerical regime’s crackdowns and amidst severe wartime conditions, these activists took to the streets to break the wall of silence. From Zahedan in the southeast to Baneh and Ilam in the west, and major cities like Tehran and Mashhad, the youth mobilized to reject all forms of dictatorship, echoing the sentiment that the era of both the Shah and the mullahs is permanently over.
A Report to CSW70: Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law
Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law” is the title of the NCRI Women’s Committee’s report to CSW70, as it focuses on “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers.”
The religious dictatorship ruling Iran is one of the few political systems in the world to have institutionalized discrimination against women systematically across all levels of its legislative framework.
At a time when the world is moving toward the abolition of the death penalty, and when the number of women executed in other countries remains in the single digits, the religious dictatorship ruling Iran set a new record of brutality in 2025 by executing 65 women.
Iran Regime’s Clerical Establishment Turns to Hereditary Rule as Mojtaba Khamenei Named Successor
The appointment of Ali Khamenei’s son exposes the Islamic Republic’s shift toward dynastic power—mirroring parallel attempts by monarchist factions to promote Reza Pahlavi as Iran’s next ruler.
In a development that underscores the deepening crisis within Iran’s ruling system, the regime’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly selected Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the new head of the Iranian regime. The announcement was reported late Sunday night, March 8, by the state-affiliated Tasnim News Agency.
According to the report, the Assembly of Experts had already conducted the vote earlier but delayed publicly announcing the result. With this decision, Mojtaba Khamenei becomes the third Supreme Leader since the establishment of the Iranian regime in 1979.
Reza Pahlavi Declares Himself Leader of Iran’s “Transition” — Without a Transition, a Mandate, or Followers
The self-appointed role of the Shah’s son highlights the growing gap between monarchist narratives abroad and the political realities of Iran’s opposition.
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last Shah, has recently announced that he has “accepted” the role of leader of Iran’s future transitional period. The declaration has triggered widespread debate among Iranian political observers and opposition circles—largely because the role he claims to have accepted was never formally offered to him, nor has it been endorsed by any credible political coalition.
In essence, the announcement resembles a political paradox: accepting a position that no one proposed and that no political force has agreed to create.
Pahlavi’s remarks have once again drawn attention to the persistent attempts by monarchist networks to portray him as a central political figure for Iran’s future, despite the absence of any institutional mechanism, political consensus, or democratic mandate supporting such a role.
Thousands of Iranians Rally in Europe and the U.S., Supporting NCRI’s Provisional Government Plan
On 7 March 2026, thousands of Iranians took to the streets across Paris, Washington, London, Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Stockholm, and other cities in Europe and the United States to show their support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)’s announcement of a provisional government, aimed at transferring sovereignty to the people of Iran and establishing a democratic republic. (ncr-iran.org)
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— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) March 8, 2026
The largest rallies were held at Trocadero Square in Paris and in front of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C.. At the Paris rally, speakers included Mrs. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the NCRI Women’s Committee; Mr. Abolghasem Rezaee, Deputy of the NCRI Secretariat; and Mrs. Zinat Mirhashemi, NCRI member and Editor-in-Chief of Nabard-e Khalq.
Copenhagen Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government as Democratic Alternative for Iran
Copenhagen, Denmark – March 6, 2026 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered once again outside the Iranian regime’s embassy in Copenhagen. During the rally, participants called for the overthrow of the clerical establishment and voiced support for the MEK’s Resistance Units operating inside Iran. Many described the current moment as a turning point in Iran’s political future.