{"id":332763,"date":"2025-06-09T18:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332763"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:38:44","slug":"derk-jan-eppink-a-democratic-iran-will-be-a-game-changer-for-the-middle-east-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/derk-jan-eppink-a-democratic-iran-will-be-a-game-changer-for-the-middle-east-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Derk Jan Eppink: A Democratic Iran Will Be a Game Changer for the Middle East and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332764\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025.jpg\" alt=\"Former Dutch MEP Derk Jan Eppink addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Dutch-MEP-Derk-Jan-Eppink-addresses-NCRI-meeting-31052025-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Dutch MEP Derk Jan Eppink addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"665\">On May 31, 2025, former Dutch MEP Derk Jan Eppink addressed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/global-lawmakers-unite-at-free-iran-2025-conference-to-back-regime-change-and-democratic-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international conference<\/a> in support of the Iranian Resistance and Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for a democratic Iran. The gathering united political leaders, parliamentarians, and activists from across the globe in a common stance against the Iranian regime and in support of the NCRI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"1096\">Eppink opened his remarks by greeting the residents of Ashraf 3 and affirming continued support for their struggle. He condemned the Iranian regime for holding the world\u2019s highest per capita execution rate and cited<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/act50\/8976\/2025\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Amnesty International\u2019s data<\/a> showing Iran accounted for 64% of all documented executions in 2024, despite representing only 1% of the global population. He warned that 2025 has seen an alarming rise in executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1367\">He also highlighted Iran\u2019s terror operations inside Europe, referencing assassinations and attempted killings of Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands. Eppink stressed that standing with the Resistance is not only a moral obligation, but essential to European security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1585\">He called for an end to appeasement and endorsed Mrs.<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 clear, viable path to democracy. \u201cA democratic Iran,\u201d he said, \u201cwill be a game changer for the good \u2014 in both the Middle East and Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1678\"><strong data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1678\">The following is a lightly edited transcript of the speech for clarity and readability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1797\">Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for having invited me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"2002\">And let me also send my greetings to the people of Ashraf 3. I experienced your hospitality a few years ago, and you need to know: we are here for you and for the people of Iran and their liberation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2117\">The Iranian regime holds a grim record. It is the world\u2019s number one executioner \u2014 per capita, unfortunately.<\/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>: Condemning the regime isn\u2019t enough\u2014we need action. I stand with the brave people of Iran who\u2019ve endured decades of oppression. Hope lies in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s Ten-Point Plan, a vision Dutch senators have endorsed.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rmPl7Zn4cH\">https:\/\/t.co\/rmPl7Zn4cH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1928851346653925800?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=\"2119\" data-end=\"2290\">According to Amnesty International, last year 64% of all documented executions worldwide took place in Iran \u2014 a country that accounts for just 1% of the global population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2360\">Ladies and gentlemen, that is barbaric. Everyone agrees on this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2505\">But what\u2019s even more alarming is that in 2025 \u2014 this very year \u2014 the situation is getting worse. Executions are rising at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2542\">The world cannot remain silent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2643\">There can be no business as usual with a regime that shows no respect for its own citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2721\">And if that weren\u2019t enough, the regime\u2019s terror has also reached Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2963\">Our own Dutch security service \u2014 the AIVD \u2014 has concluded that the Iranian state was most likely behind terror plots on European soil. Including in the Netherlands, various Iranian dissidents have been murdered \u2014 shot in the street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3145\">Even recently, contract killers tried to assassinate an Iranian dissident. The hit was contracted by Iran. Fortunately, the police intervened in time \u2014 thanks to a security device.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3147\" data-end=\"3309\">So we are not only defending the rights of the Iranian people as a matter of universal principle \u2014 we are also defending our own security and sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3311\" data-end=\"3342\">But condemnation is not enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3344\" data-end=\"3413\">We need action. We need clarity. And that is why I am here today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3415\" data-end=\"3537\">We must stand with the brave people of Iran \u2014 those who have endured decades of oppression and refused to give up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3539\" data-end=\"3660\">We must stand with those offering real hope for a better future. This is the message of Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Dutch MP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djeppink?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@djeppink<\/a>: Iran is the world\u2019s top executioner per capita. In 2023, 64% of documented executions occurred there\u2014yet it holds just 1% of the world\u2019s population. In 2025, it\u2019s getting worse. The world must act now.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rmPl7Zn4cH\">https:\/\/t.co\/rmPl7Zn4cH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1928850034600051182?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=\"3662\" data-end=\"3800\">It is also the message that Dutch senators have endorsed. The Ten-Point Plan is a clear and feasible roadmap toward democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3831\">So we must remain persistent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3833\" data-end=\"3941\">Recently, there was strong wording from President Trump, saying that Iran will never be a nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3943\" data-end=\"3999\">This is very important for stability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4001\" data-end=\"4103\">But that is exactly what the Ayatollahs are aiming for \u2014 nuclear weapons as regime life insurance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4105\" data-end=\"4219\">That\u2019s what makes the current regime in Tehran so dangerous \u2014 not only for Iran\u2019s people but for the entire world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4221\" data-end=\"4286\">An Iran ruled by the Ayatollahs is a permanent global threat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4288\" data-end=\"4445\">But a democratic Iran \u2014 as envisioned in the Ten-Point Plan of Mrs. Rajavi \u2014 is the key to solving many conflicts, both in the Middle East and in Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4507\">A democratic Iran will be a game changer \u2014 for the good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4509\" data-end=\"4572\">And your Ten-Point Plan, Madam Rajavi, will make it happen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4574\" data-end=\"4584\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Merci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, 2025, former Dutch MEP Derk Jan Eppink addressed an international conference in support of the Iranian Resistance and Maryam Rajavi&rsquo;s Ten-Point Plan for a democratic Iran. 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