{"id":303986,"date":"2023-03-19T12:17:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T11:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303986"},"modified":"2023-03-19T13:33:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:33:46","slug":"how-the-international-community-can-support-iranian-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/how-the-international-community-can-support-iranian-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"How the International Community Can Support Iranian Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-266515\" title=\"iran-three-protesters-uprising\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iran-three-protesters-uprising.webp\" alt=\"iran-three-protesters-uprising\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iran-three-protesters-uprising.webp 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iran-three-protesters-uprising-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iran-three-protesters-uprising-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising continues despite a heavy crackdown, once again laying bare the regime\u2019s illegitimacy and brutality. Iranians have clearly demanded a secular and democratic republic where all citizens, regardless of their gender, religion, or ethnicity, enjoy the same rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While many western governments and international instances have vocally supported Iranian people and voiced their concern regarding the ayatollahs\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z0aaTeUtuvA\" rel=\"noopener\">bloody crackdown<\/a> on protests, Western democracies have refrained from holding the clerical regime accountable for its crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead, they continue to prioritize other political endeavors, such as strengthening diplomatic relations and reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the West dithers on supporting protesters in Iran and dealing with Tehran\u2019s nefarious activities, the people of Iran are paying a high price. So far, the regime has killed at least 750 civilians, arrested tens of thousands, and injured many more. Yet, the people continue to return to the streets to demand their basic rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the people of Iran have the full capacity to overthrow the regime and bring about democratic change, the West can play an important role by putting an end to the appeasement policy that legitimizes the regime and gives it free rein to suppress the people. This was highlighted during a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/senate-briefing-in-washington-dc-calls-for-policy-change-on-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate meeting<\/a> on March 16, in which several prominent U.S. politicians explained how the West\u2019s appeasement policy has been to the Iranian people\u2019s detriment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Senate Luncheon in support of a secular, democratic and non-nuclear Republic- March 16, 2023\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Fmhrr-17hPk\" 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%2FFmhrr-17hPk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fmhrr-17hPk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-17T11:00:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Fmhrr-17hPk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFmhrr-17hPk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Senate Luncheon in support of a secular, democratic and non-nuclear Republic- March 16, 2023<\/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\/Fmhrr-17hPk\" 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%2FFmhrr-17hPk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Luncheon in support of a secular, democratic and non-nuclear Republic- March 16, 2023\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SMgEla\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the meeting, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/us-senate-support-iranian-people-uprising-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) suggested several initiatives to support the Iranian people\u2019s desire to establish a democratic republic:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Reactivate six UN Security Council resolutions to prevent the regime\u2019s efforts to obtain nuclear weapons. The regime\u2019s nuclear negotiations are just a tactic to buy time.<\/li>\n<li>End the activities of the Iranian regime\u2019s supporters and lobbies in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>Impose comprehensive sanctions against the regime and its affiliated organizations, and stop the regime\u2019s use of American markets, companies, and universities.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the legitimacy of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle to overthrow the regime and acknowledge the right of Iranian youth to self-defense against the Revolutionary Guards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is how these initiatives can help.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Failed nuclear negotiations<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In December 2022, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/12\/20\/iran-nuclear-deal-is-dead-claims-us-president-joe-biden\" rel=\"noopener\">a video showed<\/a> U.S. president Joe Biden telling an Iranian woman that the JCPOA is \u201cdead.\u201d Yet, the U.S. and European powers continue trying to bring Iran back to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his remarks during the Senate luncheon, former National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton said, \u201cIf we give up on sanctions if we return the money that\u2019s been frozen, and the assets that have been seized since the withdrawal of the United States in 2018, it will be a stimulus to the Ayatollahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Democratic Senator Joe Liberman joined his Republican colleagues on Thursday to urge the Biden administration to declare the JCPOA is \u201cDead\u201d and \u201cwalk away from those negotiations and invoke the so-called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/return-of-sanctions-and-activation-of-snapback-mechanism-consequences-for-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">snapback sanctions<\/a> under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and that will restore the conventional arms embargo on Iran, as well as ensure restrictions on their missile program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a well-known fact that the Iranian regime has used the economic incentives of the nuclear deal to fund the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> and its terrorist activities across the globe. It is also using its economic channels to strengthen its repressive apparatus against dissidents and protesters.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Terrorist designation of the IRGC<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IRGC plays a key role in the suppression of nationwide protests and in carrying out terrorist activities across the globe. It has already been banned in the U.S. And its proscription in European countries can be pivotal to cutting off the regime\u2019s channels for funding the IRGC to crack down on dissent and expand its spy and terror network.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, the West continues to dither on this as well. The United Kingdom\u2019s likely decision to proscribe the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) made headlines recently. But in February, the Telegraph revealed that U.S. diplomats tried to block the UK plan to proscribe the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cThe US says the Government can play a key diplomatic role with Tehran, but this would be undermined if Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard is outlawed,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2023\/02\/22\/joe-biden-diplomats-trying-block-uk-plan-proscribe-iran-militias\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegraph wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his speech at the Senate meeting, Senator Lieberman called on the U.S. government to work \u201cwith all of our allies to sanction the IRGC as a terrorist organization.\u201d Other personalities underlined that adopting a firm policy toward the regime wouldn\u2019t be just in the Iranian people\u2019s favor, as the clerical regime threatens global peace and security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"How the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) became the sticking point of Iran&rsquo;s nuclear talks\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_-ALwF3Y9H3g\" 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%2F-ALwF3Y9H3g%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ALwF3Y9H3g\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-04-04T11:44:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_-ALwF3Y9H3g\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-ALwF3Y9H3g%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">How the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) became the sticking point of Iran\u2019s nuclear talks<\/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\/-ALwF3Y9H3g\" 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%2F-ALwF3Y9H3g%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"How the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) became the sticking point of Iran&rsquo;s nuclear talks\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-the-revolutionary-guards-became-the-sticking-point-in-the-nuclear-talks\/ In the past weeks, optimism over a nuclear deal with Iran\u2019s regime has fizzled, and according to news reports and statements made by the parties involved in the ongoing talks in Vienna, the key point of tension is the removal of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). The delisting of the IRGC has become a point of dispute not only between the parties involved in the nuclear talks, but also among regime officials and politicians in the U.S. At first glance, the nuclear deal seems to be a simple equation. The regime dials down its nuclear activities and returns within the limits of the 2015 nuclear accord, and in exchange, the U.S. lifts all sanctions related to the regime\u2019s nuclear activity. This was the original proposition that was being discussed in the talks that began last year. But in recent months, reports indicated that the regime raised the stakes by requiring that the terrorist designation of the IRGC by the Trump administration in 2019 be lifted. As is evident, the terror designation of the IRGC is not related to the regime\u2019s nuclear program, which makes it a tough sell as part of any agreement reached in Vienna. So, why is the regime predicating any deal on the removal of the IRGC from the terror list? And why is it doing so while its officials are tying the revival of the country\u2019s economy to the lifting of sanctions? The reality is that the IRGC has a disproportionate share of all levers of power in Iran. It has a near-monopoly over Iran\u2019s economy and trade. It controls the regime\u2019s foreign policy through its network of diplomat terrorists and spies. Moreover, it has a large sway over other aspects of the regime\u2019s policymaking. The cabinet of the regime\u2019s current president, Ebrahim Raisi, is filled with IRGC veterans. The speaker of the Majlis (parliament) is also a former IRGC commander. Therefore, the IRGC\u2019s terrorist designation would cast a shadow on any benefit the regime gains from a potential deal with world powers. This is why the delisting of the IRGC has become a red line for the regime, and it is showing zero tolerance at even so much as hinting at the contrary. For example, in a recent interview with the regime\u2019s Channel One TV network, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that senior IRGC officials \u201cconstantly remind the foreign ministry to do whatever is needed for the country\u2019s benefit\u201d and \u201cif the agreement is in the country\u2019s interests, then do not prioritize the issue of the IRGC.\u201d Amirabdollahian\u2019s remarks were immediately met with a backlash from senior officials and politicians with close ties with regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, in the U.S., politicians who have been pushing for the removal of the IRGC from the FTO are also having a tough time selling it at home and in the region. The IRGC is the main body behind Tehran\u2019s foreign terrorism and war mongering. In March, the IRGC carried out a missile attack against Erbil, Iraq. And its terrorist proxies are causing mayhem in the region. In the past months alone, the Houthis in Yemen, funded and backed by the IRGC, have carried out several drone and missile attacks against United Arabic Emirates and Saudi Arabia. In the U.S., lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have expressed opposition to any agreement that would aggravate the IRGC\u2019s terrorist activities in the region. Republican Senators have warned that any deal that does not have the approval of Congress will be dismantled by a future Republican administration. Middle East countries are also concerned that the removal of the IRGC from the FTO will further cause insecurity on their soil as it will give the regime free rein to fund its terrorist proxies in their countries. They are now looking toward regional alliances and agreements to ensure their security should the U.S. proceed with giving Tehran such concessions. American diplomats have tried to reassure politicians at home and abroad that they will continue to maintain a tough stance on the IRGC. Speaking in Doha on March 27, US envoy Robert Malley said, \u201cThe IRGC will remain sanctioned under U.S. law.\u201d And during a visit to Israel, U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said, \u201cDeal or no deal, we will continue to work together and with other partners to counter Iran\u2019s destabilizing behavior in the region.\u201d At this point, the Vienna talks will depend on the West\u2019s resolve to take a tough stance against the world\u2019s number-one state sponsor of terrorism and its main terrorist arm, the IRGC. What is clear is that any deal that does not take a holistic approach toward the regime\u2019s multitude threats will\u2014like its predecessor\u2014be short-lived and make the region less secure. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the attendees of Thursday\u2019s conference were among the participants of the Iranian Resistance\u2019s annual \u201cFree Iran Summit\u201d in 2018 in Villepinte, north of Paris, which was the target of a failed bombing plot by Tehran\u2019s diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi. If it happened, the Villepinte bombing would have been the largest terrorist attack in Europe by a so-called \u201cdiplomat\u201d who used his diplomatic privileges to smuggle explosives to Vienna, where he worked as the embassy\u2019s third counselor.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dismantling the regime\u2019s lobby network<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In light of the West\u2019s weak approach and insistence on keeping \u201cdiplomatic relations\u201d with Tehran in the last two decades, Western soil has become the hotbed of Iran\u2019s lobby. The regime has spent enormous amounts to establish lobby groups such as the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorized\/iranian-regimes-lobby-group-niac-under-scrutiny\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Iranian American Council (NIAC)<\/a> in the U.S. and other similar groups in Canada and Europe. These groups freely operate and push the regime\u2019s talking points, cloaking their real intention of preserving the ruling theocracy through policy recommendations such as \u201csanction relief for people\u2019s well-being\u201d or \u201cavoiding war\u201d with the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result, Tehran has been keeping economic lifelines through its agents abroad and uses every penny to fund its terrorist activities and oppressive apparatus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dismantling these groups and demanding full transparency will prevent the regime from spreading its propaganda about Iran and its demonization campaign against the Iranian Resistance.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recognizing the Iranian people\u2019s right to self-defense<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although blacklisting the IRGC and halting negotiations with Tehran would certainly be for the Iranian people and the world\u2019s benefit, Western powers should also recognize Iranian citizens\u2019 struggle to overthrow the regime and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/the-iranian-peoples-right-to-rebel-and-self-defense\/\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledge their right<\/a> to self-defense against a regime that has gunned down at least 750 protesters in the recent uprising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the regime continues to turn a deaf ear to the cries for freedom in Iran, the people have the full right to protect themselves and resist this regime. Recognizing this right will send a message that the international community stands with the people of Iran at this critical juncture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Establishing a secular, non-nuclear, and democratic republic in Iran is the Iranian people\u2019s demand and the key to a durable peace in the crisis-riddled Middle East. Appeasement warrants chaos, but firmness toward Tehran grants stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s nationwide uprising continues despite a heavy crackdown, once again laying bare the regime&rsquo;s illegitimacy and brutality. 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