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\u201cLet the Iranian people freely decide their future by preventing our rulers from sticking their fingers in the jam jar because their interests are strong,\u201d Jean Pierre Brard, a former member of the French National Assembly (parliament), said during a conference in the parliament<\/a> on February 7. The event was in solidarity with the current uprising<\/a> in Iran, supporting the Iranian Resistance<\/a> and rejecting any form of dictatorship. The full text of Mr. Brard\u2019s speech, translated into English, revised, and edited, is as follows.<\/p>\n We have a history. We never come from nowhere. This history tells us that there are core values, those that are set in stone. Here, by the main entrance where there is the Universal Human Rights Declaration of 1789. Read it again. It still illuminates the path of today, including when things are going badly. You will read it again, and you will find morale, hope, and the knowledge that you must always look ahead, whatever the difficulties of the moment. Because, of course, the sensitivities are different, but the convictions are the same when it comes to the essentials. Philippe quoted General de Gaulle, and we must hold on. Ingrid said earlier that Maryam Rajavi never surrendered, nor did De Gaulle. You know, the States and I am thinking about the future of Iran with our friends from the PMOI precisely because it is not a small wind that is blowing but a gust of wind. And as General de Gaulle said, States have no friends, they only have interests, and today, there are some.<\/p>\n It’s not only the PMOI that thinks about the post-mullahs. There are all those who have sensitive interests. Some are sensitive to the scent of perfume, others to the smell of oil. And so we are preparing for the future.<\/p>\n I will tell you a verifiable anecdote. This is not the last night’s dream. Dominique de Villepin, a brilliant intellectual, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he was meeting in Tehran with his Iranian counterparts. And here we are talking about serious business. On the Iranian side, we must get rid of the PMOI. And on the French side, you have to do business. Jean Jaur\u00e8s, a great figure in this place [parliament], said, \u201cWhat is revolutionary is to seek the truth and to tell it.\u201d And I was on a radio one day with a former French ambassador in Tehran when Dominique de Villepin was there to discuss. And through his indiscretions, I knew that there was a subject that was of great concern to the French government.<\/p>\n The uprising started almost 5 months ago; Iranian people, especially women, have moved the world with their courage & bravery in face of injustice, inequality, & discrimination. — Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
This is the courage of a generation standing in face of death, arrests & torture.#IranRevolution<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CgWCuhpH3K<\/a><\/p>\n