{"id":333429,"date":"2025-06-26T11:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333429"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:49:53","slug":"geir-haarde-its-time-to-end-appeasement-and-stand-with-the-iranian-peoples-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/geir-haarde-its-time-to-end-appeasement-and-stand-with-the-iranian-peoples-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Geir Haarde: It\u2019s Time to End Appeasement and Stand with the Iranian People\u2019s Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On May 31, 2025, at the second session of the 2025 Free Iran Conference<\/a> near Paris, former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde delivered a strong message of solidarity with the Iranian people and their organized resistance. Haarde began by honoring the late Finnish politician Kimmo Sasi<\/a>, a longtime supporter of the NCRI, who passed away earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Haarde condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating executions, citing over 1,000 in 2024 alone, and expressed solidarity with PMOI activists currently<\/a> on death row, including Behrouz Eshani and Mehdi Hasani<\/a>. He praised the bravery of Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran and affirmed support for the Iranian people\u2019s clear demand for a secular, democratic republic\u2014rejecting both monarchy and theocracy.<\/p>\n

As a founding member of the Free Iran Alliance, Haarde emphasized the global significance of a democratic Iran for Middle East and world stability. He called on the European Union to blacklist the IRGC and urged governments to officially endorse Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, already backed by thousands of lawmakers and over 100 former world leaders.<\/p>\n

Haarde concluded with a direct appeal to Western leaders: \u201cIt\u2019s time to end four decades of appeasement of the mullahs\u2019 regime. It is time to stand united with the Iranian people and their organized resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full text of Geir Haarde\u2019s speech follows. Portions have been lightly edited for clarity and flow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.@GHaarde<\/a>: I urge the EU to blacklist the #IRGC<\/a> as the terrorist org it is\u2014as demanded in multiple EU Parliament resolutions. All governments should endorse @Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for a free, secular, democratic Iran.#NCRIAlternative<\/a>
https:\/\/t.co\/X83jMFbZqD<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n