{"id":332350,"date":"2025-06-01T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332350"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:45:49","slug":"global-lawmakers-unite-at-free-iran-2025-conference-to-back-regime-change-and-democratic-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/global-lawmakers-unite-at-free-iran-2025-conference-to-back-regime-change-and-democratic-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Lawmakers Unite at Free Iran 2025 Conference to Back Regime Change and Democratic Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332351\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi stands alongside international lawmakers, former ministers, and human rights advocates at the Free Iran 2025 Conference- May 31, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Second-Free-Iran-2025-Conference-31052025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi stands alongside international lawmakers, former ministers, and human rights advocates at the Free Iran 2025 Conference- May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Second Free Iran 2025 Conference, held near Paris, the French capital, convened lawmakers, former heads of state, trade unionists, human rights defenders, and youth leaders from across the world in a united call for democratic regime change in Iran. Led by Maryam Rajavi and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the event featured over 60 speakers whose remarks underscored rising international consensus on supporting the Iranian people and rejecting both monarchy and theocracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>, President-elect of the NCRI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/conference-free-iran-2025-the-clerical-regime-at-a-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opened the conference<\/a> by declaring: &#8220;The regime is now facing a tsunami of internal crisis, political turmoil, widespread public discontent, and deepening economic and social challenges.&#8221; She emphasized that regime change is the only solution to the clerical regime&#8217;s nuclear threat, and that the NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan represents a realistic and democratic alternative. &#8220;The freedom of Iran is the guarantee of peace in the region and security for the world,&#8221; she concluded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lars Rise<\/strong>, former Norwegian MP, praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a> and the international legislative support behind it, noting: &#8220;570 British lawmakers, including a majority of the House of Commons and the Irish Senate, have now endorsed this vision for a free Iran.&#8221; Rise commended colleagues who defy party and diplomatic pressure to oppose appeasement: &#8220;Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to stand up against instructions from your own party or foreign ministry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Speech at the Second <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> Conference<br \/>The tumultuous events of the past year have underscored\u2014more than ever\u2014 the vital importance of a democratic alternative that holds the key to resolving the crisis in Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNRZlxQDIK\">https:\/\/t.co\/FNRZlxQDIK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1928809277453406299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Carsten M\u00fcller<\/strong>, German MP, characterized the Iranian regime as a global threat: &#8220;The current regime is a tremendous risk for democracy and freedom across the world.&#8221; He criticized Berlin&#8217;s past appeasement and emphasized: &#8220;We want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/global-momentum-builds-to-label-irgc-as-terrorist-entity\/\">the IRGC<\/a> to be listed as a terrorist organization. We need to take action now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Serdar Y\u00fcksel<\/strong>, German MP, asserted: &#8220;The regime in Iran has never been as weak as it is today,&#8221; describing this as a strategic opening. &#8220;We want freedom and democracy in Iran \u2013 what is normal to us in Europe,&#8221; he said, urging solidarity with the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Naike Gruppioni<\/strong>, Italian MP, endorsed the NCRI and its platform, stating: &#8220;The Ten-Point Plan of Mrs. Rajavi is a bright vision for democracy, an Iran without death sentences, where women live freely, where elections are free and fair.&#8221; She urged her colleagues: &#8220;We have to recognize the NCRI as the main interlocutor for a democratic future for Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Emanuele Pozzolo<\/strong>, Italian MP, called for a rejection of any illusion of moderation within the regime, arguing: &#8220;It is not a reformable regime&#8230; We must say clearly that we can\u2019t have a dialogue with this kind of regime.&#8221; He affirmed: &#8220;The only alternative is that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From the perspective of international politics, the situation in Iran has reached a critical juncture where all illusory and doomed options have been unequivocally set aside. The question of Iran\u2019s future has but one legitimate solution\u2014a solution entrusted to the Iranian people\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TEoGgTJMYl\">pic.twitter.com\/TEoGgTJMYl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1928837860309741991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"91\">Gianna Gancia<\/strong>, Member of the State Parliament of Piemonte, emphasized that only firm and resolute action can bring about a free Iran. She warned that European governments \u201ccan no longer afford to be deceived\u201d by the regime\u2019s tactics. Gancia called for the implementation of snapback sanctions and endorsed Maryam<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\"> Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a realistic and democratic alternative to both monarchy and theocracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Geir Haarde<\/strong>, former Prime Minister of Iceland, honored political prisoners such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/9081\/2025\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani<\/a> and said: &#8220;The Iranian people have shown immense courage rejecting both monarchical and religious dictatorships.&#8221; He urged governments to support Rajavi&#8217;s Ten-Point Plan: &#8220;This plan offers a roadmap to a democratic future in Iran and lasting peace in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ola Elvestuen<\/strong>, Norwegian MP and former Minister of Climate and Environment, likened Iran\u2019s resistance to Norway\u2019s WWII underground movement: &#8220;All of us who support the NCRI know that the Iranian regime uses its agents and lobbyists to attack the resistance&#8230; We need to increase the pressure on the regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olaelvestuen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@olaelvestuen<\/a>: The Iranian regime uses agents and lobbyists to smear the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> and those who support its vision\u2014even in Norway. We must do better at standing up for the people of Iran and their fight for freedom.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PP0URQVbSi\">https:\/\/t.co\/PP0URQVbSi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1928840854153711703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"510\"><strong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"83\">Rasmus Hansson<\/strong>, Norwegian Member of Parliament, expressed strong solidarity with the Iranian Resistance, stating, \u201cYou\u2019re fighting our fight, and we\u2019re fighting yours.\u201d He praised the NCRI\u2019s democratic platform and highlighted the shared global values underpinning the struggle for freedom. Hansson encouraged continued unity and international support for the Iranian people\u2019s aspirations for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"974\"><strong>Nina Hanssen<\/strong>, Norwegian journalist and trade unionist, voiced support for Iran\u2019s striking truck drivers, emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-truckers-9-day-strike-intensifies-as-regime-faces-broadening-unrest\/\">their protest<\/a> is \u201cnot an isolated labor dispute\u201d but \u201ca cry for freedom, justice and dignity.\u201d She highlighted the growing role of organized labor in resisting dictatorship and praised the courage of those facing state repression. Hansson called on unions and civil society worldwide to echo their demands and amplify their cause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1440\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1006\">Baroness Sandip Verma<\/strong>, Member of the UK House of Lords, urged decisive international accountability mechanisms, declaring, \u201cWhat is really missing is a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for crimes against humanity and genocide.\u201d She stressed the need for legal justice for the regime\u2019s atrocities and emphasized that political condemnation alone is insufficient without institutional action and consequences for perpetrators.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"no\" dir=\"ltr\">N\u00c5!<\/p>\n<p>Et flertall p\u00e5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stortinget?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stortinget<\/a> st\u00f8tter kampen for et fritt Iran!<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e5 \u00abFree Iran 2025\u00bb konferansen i Paris kunngjorde en norsk delegasjon, best\u00e5ende av <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olaelvestuen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@olaelvestuen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larsrise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@larsrise<\/a> og <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rasmusjmh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rasmusjmh<\/a>, at et flertall i Stortinget stiller seg bak den iranske motstandsbevegelsen og folkets\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BaqnOPTKHq\">https:\/\/t.co\/BaqnOPTKHq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9xGr9oNgq\">pic.twitter.com\/Z9xGr9oNgq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Unge norsk-iranere for demokrati (@UNID_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNID_\/status\/1928828621956755662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"553\"><strong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"190\">Lord Steve McCabe<\/strong>, Member of the UK House of Lords, warned that failure to support Iran\u2019s democratic Resistance would be \u201ca huge strategic mistake.\u201d He commended the rise of organized <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> across Iran as a transformative force against tyranny. \u201cThis is not just symbolic opposition,\u201d he said, urging engagement with the NCRI as the viable alternative to clerical rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"997\"><strong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"585\">Senator Kees de Lange<\/strong>, former Dutch Senator, stated that the Iranian regime is in \u201cirreversible decay\u2014economic, military, and above all, moral.\u201d He praised the courage of Iran\u2019s Resistance Units, noting that \u201cthe grip of the regime on their own population is at an all-time low.\u201d De Lange called on the international community to isolate the regime completely and to support Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a credible path forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1426\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1023\">Derk Jan Eppink<\/strong>, former Dutch MEP and MP, highlighted the regime\u2019s growing use of executions as a sign of fear, not strength. \u201cWhat is even more alarming is that in 2025, executions are on the rise at an alarming rate,\u201d he noted. He emphasized that supporting PMOI\u2019s Resistance Units is essential for security in both Iran and Europe, where the regime\u2019s proxies have reached with violence and attempted assassinations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djeppink?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@djeppink<\/a>: No business as usual with a regime that executes and exports terror. We must stand with the people and Mrs. Rajavi.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQ2xchsTGk\">https:\/\/t.co\/TQ2xchsTGk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1928906800012624177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ffb3ff1a-ef5d-4f05-b440-c8e59766056a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"525\"><strong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"99\">Stefanie Bung<\/strong>, Member of the Berlin State Parliament, expressed support for Iran\u2019s political prisoners and the growing defiance within the country. She noted the significance of <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/27\/70th-week-of-the-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-in-45-prisons-across-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d<\/a> and called for \u201csanctions against the regime and the terrorist designation of the IRGC.\u201d Bung emphasized the vital role of Iranian women in the Resistance, stating, \u201cRepression will not be supported. All human beings deserve freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"996\"><strong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"555\">Christian Calderone<\/strong>, Member of the Niedersachsen State Parliament, condemned the regime\u2019s systemic violence, stating, \u201cThis regime can only destroy the history of Iran, freedom, and the rule of law.\u201d He drew attention to the elevation of perpetrators like Raisi and the sham trials against opposition members. Calderone emphasized, \u201cFreedom is the enemy of dictators,\u201d and urged Europe to \u201cend the policy of appeasement\u201d and back legal reforms led by Iranians.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1455\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1030\">Dilja Mist Einarsdottir<\/strong>, Member of Iceland\u2019s Parliament, underscored the democratic momentum driven by Iran\u2019s women and youth. \u201cChange in Iran is not a question of if, but when,\u201d she said, commending the bravery of students like <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/12\/death-sentence-for-22-year-old-student-ehsan-faridi-22-year-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ehsan Faridi<\/a>, sentenced to death. Einarsdottir praised Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for its commitment to \u201cfreedom, democracy, gender equality, and a non-nuclear Iran,\u201d calling it a necessary roadmap for transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouthforIran_\/status\/1928877190461976987<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"558\"><strong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"138\">Leo Dautzenberg<\/strong>, former German MP and Chair of DSFI, stressed the increasing vulnerability of the Iranian regime, crediting the growing activity of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran. \u201cThe path of resistance has been paid in blood,\u201d he stated, calling the units a key force behind the regime\u2019s instability. Dautzenberg urged European leaders to abandon appeasement and recognize the NCRI and its Ten-Point Plan as the legitimate alternative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"983\"><strong data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"579\">Nadine Ruf<\/strong>, former German MP, emphasized the leadership of Iranian women in the ongoing uprising. She condemned the regime\u2019s execution of four women in just one month, highlighting the regime\u2019s brutal gender-based repression. \u201cLet\u2019s be the shoulders on which other women can stand,\u201d Ruf said, adding that Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> offers a future \u201cthat I hope my daughters can grow up in\u2014free and democratic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1443\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1006\">Thomas Lutze<\/strong>, former German MP, criticized Germany\u2019s silence on Iran\u2019s internal crises. \u201cThe strike of truck drivers has not been reported in Germany,\u201d he lamented, pointing to media neglect of mass executions and labor protests. He urged lawmakers to expose these realities and take a principled stand. \u201cNo more compromises,\u201d Lutze declared, calling for open solidarity with Iran\u2019s democratic resistance and rejection of engagement with the regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> Konferenz<br \/>Leo Dautzenberg: Ein Wandel in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> wird nur dann m\u00f6glich, wenn die Politik der westlichen Beschwichtigung beendet wird. Diese Politik hat das Regime am Leben gehalten und ihm erlaubt:<br \/>\u00b7 seine Einrichtungen in Europa als St\u00fctzpunkte f\u00fcr die\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/scm19HNaDb\">pic.twitter.com\/scm19HNaDb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Javad Dabiran (@JavadDabiran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JavadDabiran\/status\/1928867098958217409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:24px] grow overflow-hidden\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable_both-edges] @[84rem]\/thread:pt-(--header-height)\">\n<div class=\"@thread-xl\/thread:pt-header-height mt-1.5 flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-54\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ce0ea49f-1f0f-451d-bd96-bb2eb51d5371\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"614\"><strong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"201\">Ben Oni Ardelean<\/strong>, former Romanian MP, drew on Romania\u2019s 1989 revolution to highlight the vulnerability of entrenched dictatorships. Comparing Iran\u2019s regime to Ceausescu\u2019s, he said, \u201cHe didn\u2019t recognize his people\u2014Khamenei is making the same mistake.\u201d Ardelean urged Western nations to \u201cnever do deals with this regime\u201d and instead isolate it, emphasizing that a united international stance could accelerate regime change in Iran.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"1057\"><strong data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"639\">Sir Alan Meale<\/strong>, former UK Minister and MP, praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s leadership and stressed growing unrest inside Iran: \u201cThe mothers know what\u2019s going on.\u201d Highlighting the strikes of lorry drivers, teachers, and nurses, he said, \u201cThis is a real revolution.\u201d Meale called for immediate international support for Resistance Units and insisted that \u201cthere is no need for appeasement\u2014what we want is the Ten-Point Plan implemented now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1497\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1084\">Sir David Crosby<\/strong>, former UK MP and trade union official, saluted Iranian truck drivers for their bravery. \u201cThey face not just the difficulty of a strike, but a government that uses imprisonment and executions,\u201d he said. Crosby endorsed the NCRI\u2019s democratic vision, particularly its emphasis on separating religion from the state. He urged governments to back the movement, declaring, \u201cIran will be free because the people will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"481\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"20\">Struan Stevenson<\/strong>, former Scottish MEP, declared that the Iranian regime is at its weakest point since 1979, with collapsing proxies and a restless population. He emphasized the growing presence of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> across Iran, stating they are operating \u201cunder the inspirational leadership of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi.\u201d Stevenson dismissed monarchist alternatives as illegitimate and called the NCRI \u201ca government in waiting\u201d prepared to lead post-regime Iran with democratic values.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"953\"><strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"497\">Nahal Safa<\/strong>, a 22-year-old member of the Iranian Youth Association, recounted the execution of her uncle during the 1988 massacre and the rising tide of executions in 2025. She praised the &#8220;No to Execution Tuesday&#8217;s&#8221; campaign and Resistance Units defying the regime\u2019s brutality. \u201cThese executions are not a show of strength\u2014they are the regime\u2019s loudest cry of fear,\u201d she said, urging Western governments to blacklist the IRGC and support Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1398\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"973\">Hiva Mohammadi<\/strong>, 19, spoke of being the daughter of two exiles forced to flee Iran due to their opposition to the regime. She voiced her generation\u2019s desire to break the cycle of oppression experienced under both the Shah and the clerical dictatorship. Expressing hope through<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, she said, \u201cWe want an Iran in which everyone enjoys the rights we have here,\u201d and thanked the resistance for giving hope to the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What will Iran\u2019s bloodthirsty regime do in the face of a generation of young Iranians \u2014 both inside and outside the country \u2014 who are determined to bring it down? These youth have rejected both theocratic and monarchical dictatorships, and will settle for nothing less than the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajhUFrnBgl\">https:\/\/t.co\/ajhUFrnBgl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laila Jazayeri (@LJazayeri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LJazayeri\/status\/1928886565184704996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thread-bottom-container\" class=\"isolate z-3 w-full basis-auto has-data-has-thread-error:pt-2 has-data-has-thread-error:[box-shadow:var(--sharp-edge-bottom-shadow)] md:border-transparent md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:dark:border-transparent flex flex-col\">\n<div id=\"thread-bottom\">\n<div class=\"text-base mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6\">\n<div class=\"max-xs:[--force-hide-label:none] relative z-1 flex h-full max-w-full flex-1 flex-col\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"radix-\u00abr2s7\u00bb\" data-state=\"closed\">\n<form class=\"w-full [view-transition-name:var(--vt-composer)]\" data-type=\"unified-composer\">\n<div>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-58\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"442a6492-2d58-4572-ac9f-bb30cb64c52c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"468\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"15\">Azar Karimi<\/strong>, representing the Iranian Youth Association, shared her lifelong connection to the cause of Iranian freedom, despite never having lived in Iran. She described her activism as driven by love for her homeland and dedicated her recent award to the women of Iran and to Maryam Rajavi, who she called \u201can inspiration to all Iranians.\u201d Karimi reaffirmed her commitment to the resistance, expressing hope for a future shaped by justice, equality, and freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"980\"><strong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"486\">Paulo Casaca<\/strong>, former Portuguese MEP, praised the members of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-mek-and-ashraf-3-have-become-a-source-of-hope-and-inspiration-for-irans-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashraf 3<\/a> as \u201cheroes\u201d for their resilience in facing regime attacks. He emphasized that the regime has been \u201csuffering blow after blow,\u201d losing strategic ground through the weakening of its proxies. Casaca warned of Tehran\u2019s ongoing disinformation efforts, calling the regime \u201ccompulsive liars\u201d who cannot be trusted. He urged sustained international pressure, asserting that with sufficient investment in resistance, regime change is not far off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1488\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1002\">John Paul Phelan<\/strong>, former Irish Minister and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael, expressed admiration for the Iranian Resistance and called for stronger efforts to inform politicians at home. He stressed that Ireland\u2019s Senate had already endorsed the NCRI, and the lower house was close behind. Phelan condemned media misrepresentations of Iran\u2019s government as legitimate and pledged to \u201cbring the fight\u201d to Ireland\u2019s political platforms, expressing determination to one day visit a free Tehran with his family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A moving speech by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulocasaca1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paulocasaca1<\/a> <br \/>Paris International Conference with Maryam Rajavi<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pNeUdwikxK\">pic.twitter.com\/pNeUdwikxK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1928868392313790754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"356\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"15\">Jim Higgins<\/strong>, former Irish Minister and MEP, urged protection for Ashraf 3 residents and praised Maryam Rajavi\u2019s speech as \u201cinspirational\u201d and a clear roadmap for Iran\u2019s future. He emphasized grassroots mobilization, saying, \u201cEvery revolution was made by the people,\u201d and called for coordinated civil disobedience to sustain momentum against the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"645\"><strong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"383\">Senator Roberto Rampi<\/strong>, former Italian Senator, called Ashraf residents \u201cheroes\u201d and emphasized the NCRI\u2019s democratic vision. He warned that Iran\u2019s regime fuels terrorism and instability, stressing that peace and justice are impossible without a free Iran built on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"956\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"672\">Senator Antonio Razzi<\/strong>, former Italian Senator, condemned Europe\u2019s appeasement and pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 1988 massacre<\/a> and recent executions as proof of the regime\u2019s brutality. He endorsed the NCRI as a \u201cvalid alternative\u201d and urged renewed UN sanctions to support the Iranian people\u2019s fight against dictatorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Struan Stevenson speaking <br \/>Paris International Conference with Maryam Rajavi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STRUANSTEVENSON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@STRUANSTEVENSON<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZMpKnohqUG\">pic.twitter.com\/ZMpKnohqUG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1928868984708903139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"392\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"15\">Mario Galea<\/strong>, former Maltese Minister, contrasted Iran\u2019s current regime with Maryam Rajavi\u2019s democratic vision. He criticized Tehran\u2019s manipulation of religion for violence and warned, \u201cIf we cannot trust them with the sacred word of Allah, how can we trust them with nuclear power?\u201d He urged the EU to pressure Albania to ensure the rights of PMOI members in Ashraf 3 are fully protected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"1100\"><strong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"774\">Ehsan Gharaee<\/strong>, of the Iranian Association, shared his personal story as the child of a 1988 massacre victim. \u201cNo funeral, no grave\u2014only silence,\u201d he said. He condemned the regime\u2019s current execution wave as \u201cslow-motion murder\u201d and emphasized that the regime&#8217;s brutality reflects its fear of the Resistance Units and rising youth protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1453\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1120\">Hosein Yaghubi<\/strong>, from the Iranian Association, linked Iran\u2019s history of oppression to a failed alliance of monarchists and clerics. \u201cDemocracy and popular sovereignty is only possible by rejecting both forms of tyranny,\u201d he stated. 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