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Dozens of members from both Houses of Parliament and members of the Anglo-Iranian community in the UK attended a Persian New Year reception held on the eve of Nowruz in the Jubilee Room in Westminster. The cross-party MPs and Peers expressed their support for the Iranian people, the National Council of Resistance<\/a> of Iran (NCRI), and the popular protests across the country despite the state crackdown.<\/p>\n Condemning the crackdown on protesters and NCRI supporters in Iran, they said that the regime\u2019s response to widespread demand for freedom and democracy should be regarded as a sign of its weakness challenged by a rising popular movement for change.<\/p>\n In a message to the event, the NCRI President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a> told the British parliamentarians: “The world is facing a critical situation and at the same time the regime is engulfed with crises of survival without any solution. Iran’s ruling dictatorship is now at the weakest point of its rule in the past 43 years. Social discontent is widespread because of poverty, corruption, and repression. Since 2018 alone, eight major nationwide uprisings have shaken Iran. During the November 2019 uprising, the regime brutally killed at least 1,500 people.\u201d<\/p>\n “However, the popular uprisings and the activities of the organized Resistance and the Resistance Units have brought the prospect of the regime\u2019s overthrow much closer than ever. Regime officials, including Khamenei, warn against this prospect and the role of the People’s Mojahedin,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi added, citing the regime\u2019s failure to deter dissent by appointing Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> as the president who has been notorious for mass executions during his entire career.<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi added: “Decisiveness in the face of this regime is an inevitable imperative. Because a lack of firmness sends the message that they will never be held accountable for their criminal acts and that they should continue their disruptive policies. I call on all of you, the elected representatives of the British people, and the supporters of the Iranian Resistance, to urge the British government to lead an initiative in support of the people of Iran and their Resistance to overthrow this regime.”<\/p>\n The co-president of the British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF), Dr. Matthew Offord MP, reaffirmed the cross-party support for NCRI’s call for a decisive policy. “We urge the UK Government to stand with the Iranian people and their resistance movement led by Madam Rajavi. We ask our ministers and government to recognize Madam Rajavi’s 10-point plan<\/a> for future Iran that encompasses the true democratic aspirations of the Iranian people as the viable alternative to the mullahs’ brutal rule,” he said.<\/p>\n Iran's ruling dictatorship is now at the weakest point of its rule in the past 43 years. Social discontent is widespread because of poverty, corruption and repression. #WeStand4FreeIran<\/a> #Iran<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/EtUzjfm3KH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3sxmg6Jz6d<\/a><\/p>\n — Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n