{"id":346295,"date":"2026-07-01T10:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=346295"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:07:09","slug":"dr-margot-kasmann-dismantles-narrative-of-regime-permanence-at-free-iran-2026-world-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/free-iran-2026-posts\/dr-margot-kasmann-dismantles-narrative-of-regime-permanence-at-free-iran-2026-world-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Margot K\u00e4\u00dfmann Dismantles Narrative of Regime Permanence at Free Iran 2026 World Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Bishop and Chairperson of the Evangelical Church in Germany Dr. Margot K\u00e4\u00dfmann addresses the second day of the Free Iran 2026 World Summit on June 21, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Addressing the Free Iran 2026 World Summit<\/a> in Paris, renowned theologian, former Bishop and Chairperson of the Evangelical Church in Germany Dr. Margot K\u00e4\u00dfmann delivered a forceful rebuke of the narrative that the Iranian regime is unassailable. Dr. K\u00e4\u00dfmann directly challenged the cynical argument\u2014often peddled to the international community\u2014that because the regime has survived various wars and geopolitical crises, it has emerged stronger and is “here to stay.”<\/p>\n

Dr. K\u00e4\u00dfmann argued that this fatalistic analysis is a deliberate tool used by the regime to crush the spirit of the Iranian people and silence global support for their cause. “This analysis wants to tell the people in Iran and in the world: there is no hope for change, this regime is here to stay, come to terms with it,” she stated, firmly rejecting such defeatism.<\/p>\n

Contrasting this narrative with the reality on the ground, Dr. K\u00e4\u00dfmann highlighted that Iranian society has not fallen silent. She pointed to the palpable anger of the families of executed prisoners,<\/a> the persistent voices of dissidents, and the continued bravery of women and youth as proof that the regime\u2019s power is a hollow facade. “This regime has no future,” she asserted, noting that while geopolitical conflicts may complicate the path to protest, the fundamental will for freedom remains indestructible.<\/p>\n

By framing the resistance as a battle against systemic humiliation and organized state-sponsored death, Dr. K\u00e4\u00dfmann championed the NCRI as a necessary pathway to justice. She concluded that the true trajectory of the Iranian people is moving toward liberty, not toward acceptance of their oppressors, and that the desire for a free Iran will ultimately overcome the regime’s attempts to extinguish it.<\/p>\n

The full text of Dr. Margot K\u00e4\u00dfmann\u2019s speech follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. K\u00e4\u00dfmann: Why the separation of religion and state is the key to ending state terror in Iran<\/div><\/div>
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