{"id":301131,"date":"2023-02-09T16:09:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=301131"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:07:42","slug":"us-rep-randy-weber-iranians-reject-both-the-shah-and-supreme-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/us-rep-randy-weber-iranians-reject-both-the-shah-and-supreme-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"US Rep. Randy Weber: Iranians Reject Both the Shah and Supreme Leader\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301024\" title=\"Rep. Randy Weber OIAC Congress conference 08022023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3f31406a-6303-4295-801d-bf8ca6098273-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Randy Weber OIAC Congress conference 08022023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3f31406a-6303-4295-801d-bf8ca6098273-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3f31406a-6303-4295-801d-bf8ca6098273-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3f31406a-6303-4295-801d-bf8ca6098273-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3f31406a-6303-4295-801d-bf8ca6098273-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3f31406a-6303-4295-801d-bf8ca6098273-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are tired of the tyranny Iranians are yearning to be free, and I&#8217;m proud to say we stand with you,\u201d said the United States <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/weber.house.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Congressman Randy Weber<\/a> (R-TX) in his remarks during a press conference, introducing the bi-partisan House Resolution 100 (H. Res. 100). This resolution supports the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and the organized Resistance movement, led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Below is the full text of Rep. Weber\u2019s remarks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Rep. Randy Weber (R\/TX)\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_avORabgvMT0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FavORabgvMT0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/avORabgvMT0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M53S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-08T16:25:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_avORabgvMT0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FavORabgvMT0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Rep. Randy Weber (R\/TX)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/avORabgvMT0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FavORabgvMT0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Randy Weber (R\/TX)\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Rep. Randy Weber (R\/TX) Congressional Press Briefing | Supporting a Secular, Democratic, Non-Nuclear Republic of Iran - February 8, 2023 Excerpt of the speech of Rep. Randy Weber: This resolution that we offer highlights that the people of Iran reject monarchic dictatorship and oppose religious tyranny. I\u2019m horrified by this paranoid regime\u2019s brutal repression of its own freedom-loving citizens, its own citizens. Their blatantly transparent motivations to holding the power at any cost and under the guise of some sanctimonious religious purity by crushing the free will of secular citizens, by persecuting religious minorities, and even conscientious but independently minded Muslims revealed that these false prophets have their own hypocritical sinfulness. We want the world to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to self-defense just as we do in this country, just as we do in the United States, and just as recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This revolution is focused on ending any kind of dictatorship in Iran. This is evident in the popular slogan: death to the dictator be it the Shah or the leader. I applaud all who are demanding an end to the totalitarian regime and seek a form of governance that derives its legitimacy from the people, not from an unelected dictatorial single party. We want the world to recognize this, and we want people to recognize that the future is headed by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi. We stand with the people of Iran. We want the mullahs gone. We want Khamenei gone. We want the IRGC gone.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am absolutely proud to stand here today with my colleagues to recognize the rights of the Iranian people and their struggle to establish a democratic secular and, let&#8217;s emphasize, a non-nuclear Republic of Iran. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This resolution we offer highlights that the people ran, rejected monarchic dictatorship, and opposed religious tyranny.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simply put, I&#8217;m horrified by this apparent paranoid regime&#8217;s brutal repression of its own freedom-loving citizens. All these evil rulers are blatantly transparent about their motivations to hold power at any cost and under the guise of some sanctimonious religious purity by crushing the free will of secular citizens by persecuting religious minorities and even conscientious but independently-minded Muslims. This reveals that these false prophets have their own hypocritical sinfulness. We all agree that God will make sure that they meet their fate\u202f.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was proud to stand with my colleagues today to recognize the rights of the Iranian people and their struggle to establish a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xQWpbmCKb1\">https:\/\/t.co\/xQWpbmCKb1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Weber (@TXRandy14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TXRandy14\/status\/1623411378043093001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want the world to recognize the right of the Iranian people to self-defense just as we do in the United States and just as it is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In America, we&#8217;re so blessed to have the founding father&#8217;s vision through the Second Amendment, the right that guarantees our First Amendment freedoms, including speech, religion, and assembly.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For those who underestimate this power, we need only look to Iran, whose defenseless citizens suffer under the brutality of an absolutely heavily armed and evil dictatorship. But the revolution this time is focused on ending any kind of dictatorship in Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is evident in the popular slogan death to the dictator, be it the Shah or the [Supreme] leader.\u00a0 I applaud all who are demanding an end to the totalitarian regime and seeking a form of a government that derives its legitimacy from the people, not from an unelected dictatorial single party. It&#8217;s time for that to be over.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you know America recognized this time for that to be over. We want the world to recognize this time for that to be over, and we want people to recognize that the future is headed by Mrs.\u00a0 Mariam Rajavi, so let&#8217;s give her a hand.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resistance\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ten-point plan<\/a> for the future of Iran calls for the universal right to vote, free elections, and a market economy. It advocates gender, religious, and ethnic equality with a foreign policy based on peaceful coexistence and a non-nuclear Iran.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new colossus calls out from our beloved Statue of Liberty I\u2019m quoting: \u201cA mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, I&#8217;m reminded again of Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s fearless leadership through these turbulent times, and we&#8217;re lucky to have her aren&#8217;t we?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I&#8217;m inspired to paraphrase that great point from the Statue of Liberty. Folks, we stand with the people of Iran. We want the mullahs gone; we want the Khamenei gone. We want the IRGC gone. Isn\u2019t it long past time?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are tired of the tyranny Iranians are yearning to be free, and I&#8217;m proud to say we stand with you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;We are tired of the tyranny Iranians are yearning to be free, and I&rsquo;m proud to say we stand with you,&rdquo; said the United States Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":301024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[130,204,222],"class_list":{"0":"post-301131","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-resistance","8":"category-iran-protests","9":"tag-iran-protests","10":"tag-maryam-rajavi","11":"tag-iranian-resistance"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US Rep. 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