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Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said in an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau<\/em><\/a> that political change in Iran must come \u201conly through the people and the organized resistance,\u201d rejecting the idea of foreign troops on Iranian soil even as she described the country as being in a volatile moment.<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi said civilians, including children and older people, are facing severe hardship and urged all sides to protect lives and civilian infrastructure. At the same time, she argued that anti-regime sentiment remains strong and stressed that resistance forces are still active despite wartime conditions.<\/p>\n In her remarks to the German outlet, she called on members of the Iranian army to side with the public and told Revolutionary Guard personnel to lay down their weapons, framing the move as a way to avoid further bloodshed. Mrs. Rajavi said the NCRI\u2019s proposed provisional government<\/a> would not seek revenge, adding that only those responsible for bloodshed should face justice, with a right to defense and international observers present. She also stressed NCRI\u2019s support for abolishing the death penalty.<\/p>\n On political legitimacy, Mrs. Rajavi highlighted that, in the absence of free elections, resistance to the ruling system is the only available measure.<\/p>\n A translated version of the Frankfurter Rundschau’s<\/em> interview with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ringen um neuen Iran: Widerstandsrat-Pr\u00e4sidentin Rajavi erkl\u00e4rt Kritik an Pahlavi \u2013 und eigenen Anspruchhttps:\/\/t.co\/3Sz06EWHFN<\/a><\/p>\n — NWRI Deutschland (@NWRIDeutschland) March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n