{"id":305028,"date":"2023-04-01T19:51:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T18:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305028"},"modified":"2023-05-03T08:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T07:33:19","slug":"former-defense-ministers-of-uk-and-germany-support-irans-resistance-and-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/former-defense-ministers-of-uk-and-germany-support-irans-resistance-and-uprising\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Defense Ministers of UK and Germany Support Iran\u2019s Resistance and Uprising\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Thursday, The Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox, former British Defense Minister, and Franz Josef Jung, former Federal Minister of Defense of Germany, visited Ashraf 3 in Albania, home to members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. They also met Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the MEK\u2019s parent coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Addressing MEK members, the two former Defense Ministers expressed their support of the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s ten-point plan for the future of Iran. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During her meeting with the Rt. Hon. Dr. Fox and Hon. Jung, the NCRI-president-elect, Mrs. Rajavi, underlined that the September 2022 uprising in Iran has transformed the dynamics and rebalanced the power dynamic between the Iranian people and the ruling regime. Despite facing brutal suppression, killings, and arrests, the regime can no longer maintain the same level of power as it did before the uprising. Rajavi emphasized that the regime uses heinous acts under the guise of Islam to remain in power, but their actions are in no way representative of the true teachings of Islam.<\/p>\n

During her speech, addressing the MEK members, Mrs. Rajavi underlined that the Iranian people want “a republic where people can elect their representatives in free elections, and no one enjoys any privilege under any pretext. The death penalty is abolished, and there is no place for the mullahs\u2019 Sharia laws.”<\/p>\n

“All Iranian nationalities have suffered 100 years of discrimination and suppression under Shah\u2019s dictatorship and religious tyranny. They would have equal rights,” she added.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Rajavi also underlined that the “protests that began in September 2022 have changed the situation in Iran,” and the “situation will never be the same as what it was before the protests started. The people of Iran are determined to overthrow the regime, and nothing can stand in their way.<\/p>\n

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In his remarks, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Fox stated that the regime in Iran is one of the most toxic in the world, and it is run by the thugs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC) and overseen by the theocracy of the mullahs, making it more dangerous than most nations. He highlighted the regime’s disregard for the rule of law, basic rules of humanity, and human dignity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIran is worse than a thugocracy. It is run by the thugs of the IRGC, but it is overseen by the obscene theocracy of the mullahs. It makes it a more dangerous nation in terms of its regime than most. Economically, it has brought nothing but hardship to the people of Iran, poverty in levels never known before, unemployment, inflation, under-standard of living the people in Iran today do not deserve,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rt. Hon Fox also noted that the Velayat-e faqih, the regime’s principle of clerical rule, is a tool for intellectual, religious, and political oppression and must be completely abandoned to allow the people of Iran to have the freedom of expression and self-determination that they require.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He also condemned the regime’s use of human hostage-taking<\/a> as a tool of its foreign policy and regretted that some countries, including Belgium, have signed agreements that will lead to future hostage-taking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Liam Fox and Franz-Josef Jung, the former Defense Ministers of UK and Germany visit Ashraf 3- Mar 30<\/div><\/div>
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