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The U.S. Representative Office<\/a> of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a Nowruz reception on March 21, 2023, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC. The event was attended by renowned former U.S. officials from both sides of the aisle, who supported the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and organized Resistance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n During the event, Ms. Soona Samsami, the representative of the NCRI in the United States, spoke about the ongoing Iranian uprisings and the seismic changes that have taken place in Iran over the past year. She acknowledged that there were challenges ahead and that Tehran would continue to suppress dissent, but the Iranian Resistance was prepared to meet those challenges with courage and determination.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She also underlined that the \u201cIran uprising has made it clear that the Iranian people reject all forms of dictatorships and have rendered futile the attempts to create a fake alternative by the remnants of Shah\u2019s dictatorship.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis has been clearly expressed in the slogans of \u2018death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader,\u2019 and \u2018No Monarchy, No Theocracy, Yes to Democracy, Equality,\u2019 which have been chanted all over the country. These slogans rendered futile the attempts to create a fake alternative by the remnants of the detested and deposed dictatorship of the Shah\u2014and their collaborators\u2014with the goal of derailing the ongoing revolution to overthrow the current theocracy in its entirety with all its factions and repressive forces,\u201d Ms. Samsami added.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, addressed the reception and expressed her support for the people of Iran who want to rid themselves of the theocratical regime that restricts their freedom.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AT the NCRI-US's Nowruz reception on March 21, the Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen congratulated NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi for her "10-point plan that calls for getting rid of these theocratical thugs, the mullahs, and letting the people of Iran choose their own leaders and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/IiCpDiIA7V<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) March 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n