{"id":336968,"date":"2025-09-15T06:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336968"},"modified":"2025-09-15T06:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:16:57","slug":"patrick-kennedy-appeasement-strengthens-tyranny-the-world-must-stand-with-a-free-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/patrick-kennedy-appeasement-strengthens-tyranny-the-world-must-stand-with-a-free-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Kennedy: Appeasement Strengthens Tyranny \u2014 The World Must Stand with a Free Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336969\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025.jpg\" alt=\"Former US Congressman Patrick Kennedy addresses the 2025 Free Iran Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Kennedy-at-NCRI-Brussels-rally-06092025-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former US Congressman Patrick Kennedy addresses the 2025 Free Iran Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"364\">Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy addressed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/free-iran-2025-latest-articles\/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-marking-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-pmoi-calling-for-a-free-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Iran rally in Brussels<\/a>, praising the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI\/MEK) six decades of sacrifice and calling for stronger international action against Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"807\">Kennedy sent a heartfelt message to Ashraf 3 residents, thanking them for their \u201cpersonal witness to freedom\u201d and recalling the movement\u2019s resilience: \u201cEvery single year, the MEK has been tortured, jailed, and murdered. But has that stopped the MEK? No, it hasn\u2019t.\u201d He said the organization has stood up to both the Shah\u2019s secret police and the mullahs\u2019 security forces and today embodies \u201cthe hope for a brighter future for a free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"1112\">Rejecting concessions to Tehran, he warned, \u201cAppeasement never gets us security. Appeasement invites fascism to continue to prevail.\u201d He urged Europe and the United States to \u201cdouble down on sanctions, hold the IRGC accountable, and unite free people everywhere against the oppression of the mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1441\">Framing the cause as universal, Kennedy said, \u201cThis isn\u2019t just an Iranian issue. This is a human rights issue, and we are all human beings.\u201d Closing emotionally, he echoed his uncle\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/archives\/other-resources\/john-f-kennedy-speeches\/berlin-w-germany-rudolph-wilde-platz-19630626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1963 Berlin speech<\/a>: \u201cPresident Kennedy said, \u2018Ich bin ein Berliner.\u2019 Today, as his nephew, I proudly say, \u2018Man Irani hastam\u2019 \u2014 I am Iranian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The full text of Patrick Kennedy&#8217;s speech follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Former US Congressman Patrick Kennedy addresses the 2025 Free Iran Rally in Brussels- Sep 6, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_AH8okKtbnyI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAH8okKtbnyI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AH8okKtbnyI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M10S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-09-13T07:37:28Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_AH8okKtbnyI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAH8okKtbnyI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Former US Congressman Patrick Kennedy addresses the 2025 Free Iran Rally in Brussels- Sep 6, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AH8okKtbnyI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FAH8okKtbnyI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Former US Congressman Patrick Kennedy addresses the 2025 Free Iran Rally in Brussels- Sep 6, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-marking-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-pmoi-calling-for-a-free-iran\/ https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SMgEla\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank you all very much. It&#8217;s great to be back with all of you. I want to say to the Vice President, to the Prime Minister, to the Speaker, and most of all to Maryam Rajavi, thank you so much for allowing me to join you in this rally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also want to give a special shout-out to my friends in Ashraf 3. Thank you for your personal witness to freedom. You have fought an incredible battle on behalf of all Iranians by your courage through Ashraf 1, Ashraf 2, and Ashraf 3. I want to join you today to celebrate this 60th anniversary of the MEK. How powerful, as the speaker just said, it is to see over 60 years of sacrifice by members of the MEK. Every single year, the MEK has been tortured, jailed, and murdered. But has that stopped the MEK? No, it hasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the speaker just said, the MEK and the PMOI have real power. They have the power to stand up to the guns, the bullets, the bombs, and the gallows. There&#8217;s no greater power than the power of the human spirit to stand up against such oppressive forces. So let us think about the MEK. It stood up to the Shah&#8217;s secret police. It has stood up to the mullahs&#8217; secret terrorists, both in Iran and around the world. But today, the MEK doesn&#8217;t just represent opposition to the Shah and dictatorship; it doesn&#8217;t just represent opposition to the mullahs and theocracy. It also today represents the hope for a brighter future for a free Iran, embodied by the leadership of Maryam Rajavi and the NCRI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to thank my European colleagues for being here to say enough is enough with appeasement. Appeasement never gets us security. Appeasement invites fascism to continue to prevail. And so, we need to double down on the sanctions. We need to double down on ensuring that the IRGC is held accountable. We, at this time in history, must stand up in a united way, free people everywhere in the world, against the kind of oppression represented by the mullahs in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrusselsFreeIranRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrusselsFreeIranRally<\/a>  on September 6, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJK4brainhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PJK4brainhealth<\/a>  told our reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorjkhaniP1847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BorjkhaniP1847<\/a> that Iran&#39;s regime has no restrain and the EU should hold the regime accountable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FCIgog53UF\">pic.twitter.com\/FCIgog53UF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1964459722314305763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\">So, you see me, you see Vice President Pence, you see the Speaker and the Prime Minister, you see people from every corner of the world. And isn&#8217;t it something we&#8217;re also here with our great friend Alejo Vidal-Quadras, our living martyr of the movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might ask yourself, why is someone from Ireland, England, Rome, Brussels all standing here with you, Maryam Rajavi? Because this isn&#8217;t just an Iranian issue. This is a human rights issue, and we&#8217;re all human beings. And if I were in Iran today, in jail, waiting to be executed, I would hope that there would be someone elsewhere in the world that would stand up for me, not because I was an Iranian, but because I was a human being and I cared about my fellow human beings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, I will conclude with this: My uncle, President Kennedy, in the height of the Cold War in Berlin, said, &#8220;Ich bin ein Berliner.&#8221; And when he said that, John F. Kennedy said that all people who were free around the world stood with the people in Berlin during that siege. And so today, as John F. Kennedy&#8217;s nephew, I&#8217;m proud to echo his words in Berlin and say, &#8220;Man Irani hastam.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy addressed the Free Iran rally in Brussels, praising the People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI\/MEK) six decades of sacrifice and calling for stronger international action against Tehran. 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