{"id":333511,"date":"2025-06-28T12:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T11:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333511"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:48:29","slug":"former-romanian-mp-ben-oni-ardelean-dont-fear-this-regime-dont-deal-with-it-defeat-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/former-romanian-mp-ben-oni-ardelean-dont-fear-this-regime-dont-deal-with-it-defeat-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Romanian MP Ben-Oni Ardelean: Don\u2019t Fear Iran&#8217;s Regime\u2014Don\u2019t Deal with It\u2014Defeat It"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_333512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333512\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-333512 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025.jpg\" alt=\"Former Romanian MP Dr. Ben-Oni Ardelean addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-Romanian-MP-Dr.-Ben-Oni-Ardelean-at-NCRI-conference-31052025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Romanian MP Dr. Ben-Oni Ardelean addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1af1f68c-2f27-4d98-a4ba-85ee23751460\" 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=\"261\" data-end=\"736\">On May 31, at the second session of the <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\">2025 Free Iran Conference<\/a> near Paris, Dr. Ben-Oni Ardelean, former Deputy Speaker of the Romanian Parliament, drew a powerful comparison between Iran\u2019s theocratic regime and past totalitarian systems. Reflecting on his own experience growing up under dictatorship, Ardelean recalled the fear, repression, and eventual collapse of a regime that once seemed immovable\u2014emphasizing that what seems impossible can change when people rise up and dictators panic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"957\">Ardelean described the current state of the Iranian regime as globally isolated, repressive, and panicked. He warned that it remains the world\u2019s most dangerous exporter of terrorism and called for an end to appeasement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1251\">He urged Western governments to stop engaging with Tehran diplomatically or economically, declaring that the downfall of the regime is closely tied to international isolation and moral clarity. \u201cDon\u2019t fear this regime,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t do any deals with this regime. Don\u2019t give up the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1379\">The former MP closed with hope that by next year, the international community would be able to gather not in exile, but in a free Tehran.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1492\"><strong data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1492\">The full text of Ben-Oni Ardelean\u2019s speech follows. Portions have been lightly edited for clarity and flow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1492\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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=\"1af1f68c-2f27-4d98-a4ba-85ee23751460\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenArdelean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenArdelean<\/a>: Don\u2019t fear. Don\u2019t do deals with this regime. It will fall\u2014just like Ceausescu\u2019s. A free Tehran is coming.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tRsNuwlMtW\">https:\/\/t.co\/tRsNuwlMtW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1928906821818876088?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=\"1499\" data-end=\"1551\">Dear Madam President, dear friends around the world,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1796\">I come from a former communist country\u2014one of the harshest, most repressive regimes in the world. As mentioned before, the <em data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1701\">Black Book of Communism<\/em> reveals that over 80 million people were killed during communist regimes across the globe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1877\">So many were imprisoned. So many had to suffer. I remember those times clearly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"2064\">I was just a child, in school, but I remember when they brought me in front of my classmates to say that because of my beliefs, I was not seen as a \u201cgood citizen\u201d by the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2137\">Back then, the world was watching what was happening in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2258\">In 1989, I witnessed regime after regime fall\u2014one after another. But one stood firm: the Romanian communist regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2309\">It took a bloody revolution to bring it down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2424\">And I\u2019m telling you this because that regime then was as stubborn as the terrorist regime in Iran is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2495\">There was no hope. Only fear. Only worry. \u201cWhat if\u2026?\u201d we kept asking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2573\">Then one day, the dictator made a terrible mistake: he faced the people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2659\">But the people had changed. He didn\u2019t recognize them\u2014they were shouting against him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2764\">He panicked. He was afraid. And because of that fear, he failed to use all the security systems he had.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2936\">Recently, I visited his former office with the Minister of Interior. He showed me the security controls available at the time\u2014but the dictator was too scared to use them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2938\" data-end=\"3031\">He fled to the roof\u2014I&#8217;ve been there many times myself. He took a helicopter trying to escape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3107\">But he didn\u2019t escape. He was judged and executed on December 25, 1989.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3109\" data-end=\"3264\">His time had come. But he didn\u2019t see the signs. He had kept the country in total fear and isolation. Even among communist countries, Romania was alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3320\">It\u2019s exactly the same story unfolding now in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"3478\">A regime that is isolated, stubborn, and paranoid. The most dangerous terrorist regime in the world today\u2014exporting terror across the globe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3505\">This regime must end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3585\">And the end of this regime is directly connected to what our countries do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3587\" data-end=\"3748\">If our countries isolate this regime,<br data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3627\" \/>If our countries fight this regime,<br data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3665\" \/>If our politicians understand that we must never make deals with this regime,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3781\">Then this regime will fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3783\" data-end=\"3804\">So, my appeal is this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"3909\">Don\u2019t fear this regime.<br data-start=\"3833\" data-end=\"3836\" \/>Don\u2019t do any deals with this regime.<br data-start=\"3876\" data-end=\"3879\" \/>Don\u2019t give up the fight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3911\" data-end=\"3992\">Hope that soon, this regime will fall\u2014just like every other dictatorship did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4054\">And hopefully, next year, we will meet in a free Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4056\" data-end=\"4066\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Thank you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, at the second session of the 2025 Free Iran Conference near Paris, Dr. Ben-Oni Ardelean, former Deputy Speaker of the Romanian Parliament, drew a powerful comparison between [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":333512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5487],"tags":[222],"class_list":{"0":"post-333511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-resistance","8":"category-free-iran-global-summit-2025","9":"tag-iranian-resistance"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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