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On Wednesday, July 12, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), was invited by the Italian Parliament to participate in a hearing session of the Foreign Affairs Committee. She was warmly welcomed by parliamentarians and members of the Senate of Italy. Senator Giulio Terzi, the Chairman of the European Affairs Committee in the Italian Senate and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined a group of Italian representatives and senators in welcoming Mrs. Rajavi upon her arrival at the Parliament.<\/p>\n The purpose of the session was to discuss Iran, and Mrs. Rajavi had been invited as a special guest. As she entered the Parliament, a group of Iranians and supporters of the NCRI gathered outside to show their support and welcome her. The meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee was chaired by Mr. Giangiacomo Calovini, a representative from the ruling party, Fratelli d’Italia (the Brothers of Italy).<\/p>\n During the hearing session, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi addressed the committee, highlighting three key aspects of the current situation in Iran. These included the uprisings and protests of the Iranian people against the clerical dictatorship, the growing organized resistance movement, and the regime’s failure to address the social, economic, and political challenges faced by the country.<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi emphasized that the policies of the mullahs, both inside and outside Iran, are driven by the fear of being overthrown. She stressed the urgent need for a fundamental change in the European Union’s policy towards the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi called upon the Italian government and the European Union to take specific actions. These include designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, recognizing the Iranian people’s right to defend themselves against the IRGC, acknowledging the right to overthrow the dictatorial clerical regime and establish a democratic Republic, activating trigger mechanisms and enforcing UN Security Council resolutions, referring human rights violations in Iran to the Security Council, holding the leaders of the regime accountable for decades of genocide and crimes against humanity, imposing comprehensive sanctions, especially on oil and banking transactions, considering the regime as a threat to global peace and security, and placing it under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.<\/p>\n The need for a change in the European Union's policy towards the clerical regime has never been more crucial than it is today. On behalf of the Iranian people and the Resistance, I appeal to Italy and the European Union to adopt a comprehensive policy that includes the following:\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/WT4U3NAvbH<\/a><\/p>\n — Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n