{"id":348441,"date":"2026-09-30T12:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348441"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:28:11","slug":"gen-keith-kellogg-says-irans-future-must-be-determined-by-its-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/gen-keith-kellogg-says-irans-future-must-be-determined-by-its-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Keith Kellogg Says Iran\u2019s Future Must Be Determined by Its People"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_348442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348442\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026.jpg\" alt=\"Gen. Keith Kellogg addresses a rally in New York on September 22, 2026, to protest the presence of the Iranian regime\u2019s delegation at the UN General Assembly\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gen.-Keith-Kellogg-ncri-rally-22092026-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gen. Keith Kellogg addresses a rally in New York on September 22, 2026, to protest the presence of the Iranian regime\u2019s delegation at the UN General Assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 22, 2026, addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/new-york-rally-urges-action-against-irans-executions-highlights-resistance-units-and-rejects-return-to-monarchy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands of Iranians<\/a> and NCRI supporters outside the United Nations in New York, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine, said political change in Iran ultimately depends on the Iranian people themselves and called on them to organize and resist the ruling establishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gen. Kellogg argued that military strikes and sanctions had weakened Tehran but would not by themselves produce lasting political change. He likewise rejected reliance on negotiations, saying freedom would require sustained action from within Iran. Pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/pmoi-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> operating across the country, he described them as an \u201cengine of change\u201d and said those gathered in New York were giving international voice to their activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also highlighted the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s proposed provisional government and Mrs. Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, describing them as a roadmap toward a secular, non-nuclear republic based on free elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gen. Kellogg characterized the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating executions, threats, and repression as evidence of vulnerability rather than strength. Concluding with repeated appeals for action and sacrifice, he told Iranians that the responsibility for securing freedom rested ultimately with them, declaring several times: \u201cYour time is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The full text of Gen. Kellogg&#8217;s speech follows. This transcript has been edited for publication and clarity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Lt. General Keith Kellogg (Ret.), former Assistant to the President Trump and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine, remarks at the rally by thousands of supporters of the NCRI and its President-elect Maryam Rajavi, outside UN HQ, on Sept 22, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w2u8XPlatl\">pic.twitter.com\/w2u8XPlatl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/2103194446976446695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank you for being here today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your presence here today is important. You are sending a message of hope and resistance \u2014 hope to the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And you are telling the world today: You are not forgotten \u2014 you, the people, and the hope that comes with the need to resist against the fundamentalists who currently subjugate the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your time is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A people who want peace from the perils of war and a chance for a better life \u2014 that is the fate you deserve. It is the fate you must fight for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To have a free Iran, you must free Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must have no illusions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A free Iran is dependent upon you and who you are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You are the ones who must resist. You are the ones to free Iran from the oppressive Revolutionary Guards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, you send a message.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You tell the leaders of the world who are gathered today at the United Nations that your freedom is not negotiable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, we hear you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You have the means for a new government today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Simay Azadi Exclusive Interview with Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/generalkellogg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@generalkellogg<\/a> <br \/>In an exclusive interview with Simay Azadi on the sidelines of the September 22 protest in New York, Gen. Keith Kellogg said that regime change in Iran is \u201cthe only way you\u2019re going to change the entire region, and to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lMhfn2J7IY\">pic.twitter.com\/lMhfn2J7IY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/2102797427581268401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today also marks the 45th anniversary of the NCRI, of the provisional government, currently led by Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCRI has the blueprint for Iran\u2019s future governance, one of freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That blueprint, that path, will not be easy, but it must be done by you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sixty-one years ago, the MEK was founded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are currently Resistance Units in all 31 provinces of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are acting as the engine of change and pursuing a strategy of confronting the Revolutionary Guards in combination with the people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You here today give voice to their efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a message of resilience, a message of steadfastness, a message of readiness to pay the price for freedom for Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a time of hope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a time now to free Iran from the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You have paid the price in resisting the Shah and the current theocracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is not easy, but freedom has always been hard, with sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You have a roadmap for the future, a roadmap of transition to a secular, non-nuclear Republic of Iran, one that rejoins the free world as a friend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your platform, the Ten-Point Plan of the NCRI, is the way forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gen. Keith Kellogg, former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine: \u201cYour presence today is important. You are sending the message of hope and resistance to the people of Iran.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/generalkellogg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@generalkellogg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NqW4KAKLae\">https:\/\/t.co\/NqW4KAKLae<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2026NYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2026NYRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/2102421997883932966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your time is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The current regime has never been so weak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It talks loudly, but its words ring hollow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their words are threats. Their words are violence. Their words are hatred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yours are words of hope \u2014 hope for the future, hope for Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their governance has led to the executions of hundreds this year alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a sign of weakness, of fear, of vulnerability \u2014 not of strength.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have been offered peace by President Trump, and they have rejected it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They do not want to relinquish their nuclear weapons program, their terror network, their support of aggressive proxy networks \u2014 the price for a stabilized and peaceful region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You here today, and you in Iran, can change that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Military attacks and sanctions have greatly weakened the regime, but they will not lead to change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That change is dependent upon the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will involve greater sacrifice and greater dedication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There will be more martyrs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There will be more sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The road to freedom is never easy, but for your children and your grandchildren, it needs to be done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You cannot negotiate your way to freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">National Council of Resistance of Iran rally in New York <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QYr24hQ3Ck\">https:\/\/t.co\/QYr24hQ3Ck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reuters\/status\/2102394872833728936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must force it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must fight for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must sacrifice for it, even more than before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your time is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That is your path for freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Establish your provisional government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commit to those free elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commit to those who fight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And do it today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hazer! Hazer! Hazer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Azadi!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 22, 2026, addressing thousands of Iranians and NCRI supporters outside the United Nations in New York, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine, said political change in Iran ultimately depends on the Iranian people themselves and called on them to organize and resist the ruling establishment. Gen. 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