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On October 26, prominent political figures and experts gathered at a conference in Berlin to discuss strategies and perspectives for a new Iran policy under the theme “Breaking the Deadlock: Perspectives for a New Iran Policy.”<\/p>\n
Hosted by Leo Dautzenberg, former MP and Chair of the German Solidarity Committee for a Free Iran, the event featured notable speakers, including Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI); Prof. Dr. Herta D\u00e4ubler-Gmelin, former German Federal Minister of Justice; Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, President of International Committee In Search of Justice (ISJ)\u00a0 and former Vice President of the European Parliament; Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State; Dr. Rudolf Adam, former Vice President of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service; Martin Patzelt, former Member of the German Bundestag; Dr. R\u00fcdiger von Fritsch, former German Ambassador to Moscow and former German Defense Minister Dr. Franz Josef Jung and former Chief of the German Chancellery Peter Altmaier, who also sent video messages.<\/p>\n
In her remarks<\/a>, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/strong> urged international support for the \u201cstruggle of the Iranian people to overthrow religious fascism.<\/p>\n \u201cLast October, on the day the Middle East war began, the\u00a0Iranian Resistance<\/a>\u00a0declared that the head of the snake of warmongering in the region is the Iranian regime,\u201d she said. \u201cThis regime, which was on the verge of collapse\u00a0after the 2022 uprising<\/a>, turned to this foreign war to prevent another uprising and being overthrown by the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi referenced Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister and senior members of the Bundestag who similarly recognize the Iranian regime as \u201cthe biggest disruptor of peace in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n Outlining the failures of a four-decade EU policy of engagement, the NCRI President-elect criticized what she saw as a policy that \u201cgrants the regime immunity\u201d for human rights violations. She argued that the policy has enabled the regime\u2019s escalation toward nuclear weapon capabilities and emboldened its influence across the Middle East, while Europe has become part of the regime\u2019s \u201cbattlefield\u201d through attacks targeting European officials, including the attempted assassination of former European Parliament Vice President Alejo Vidal-Quadras. Rajavi underscored that \u201cthis policy can no longer continue,\u201d noting that recent calls to cut diplomatic ties with the regime, including a proposal from the Prime Minister of Hessen, Germany, to close Iranian consulates, signal a shift.<\/p>\n \u201cThe National Council of Resistance of Iran has been the democratic alternative to the regime for over four decades,\u201d she stated, adding that the NCRI seeks to \u201cestablish a republic based on the separation of religion and state, gender equality, and the autonomy of nationalities.\u201d This vision, she continued, includes an Iran \u201cwithout executions and torture, and a non-nuclear Iran in peace and solidarity with its neighbors and the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n Concluding, Mrs. Rajavi appealed directly to Germany, the EU, and the international community: \u201cRecognize the struggle of the Iranian people to overthrow religious fascism. This is the solution for Iran\u2019s freedom and peace in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n The NCRI has been the democratic alternative to the regime for more than 4 decades. It includes various political, ideological, and religious tendencies who reject all forms of dictatorship, both the Shah and the mullahs.#NCRIAlternative<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/CRbAVxuIPx<\/a><\/p>\n — Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n