Iran is on edge of full rebellion — West must stop aiding the regimeBy Maryam Rajavi
Published Sep. 20, 2023
With the Iranian regime’s president in New York, speaking to the United Nations just days after the anniversary of an uprising sparked by a brutal regime murder, it is essential the international community reflect on the far-reaching implications of this critical chapter in my nation’s history.
Over the past year, Iran’s political terrain has undergone profound transformation.
The regime is gripped by severe panic over impending protests, while the organized opposition continues to garner momentum.
The world needs to recalibrate its approach toward this volatile regime — instead of continuing to appease and assist the murderers of the Iranian people.
The tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old victim of the regime’s “morality police,” triggered the September 2022 uprising.
The embers of anger swiftly transformed into a sweeping blaze of protest against the entire theocracy that engulfed more than 220 cities, spanning all 31 provinces.
The world bore witness to the eruption of the Iranian people’s deep-seated yearnings for freedom, with women emerging as the uprising’s undaunted leaders.
The unequivocal rejection of both monarchy and theocracy reverberated across the protests with the resounding cry, “Down with the oppressor, be it the shah or the supreme leader.”
The leading opposition movement, Mujahedin-e Khalq, has published the identities of at least 750 protesters the regime has killed.
The demonstrators’ determination and courage were the culmination of a tireless battle, spanning the last four decades, against a regime defined by its brutality and oppression — a battle in which women have consistently led the way.
The reverberations of this uprising have intensified internal schisms at the highest levels and stoked a palpable fear of the future, along with a hemorrhaging of the regime’s ranks.
The resurgence of mass protests, which by all logic would be more potent and powerful, is Tehran’s most dreaded nightmare.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/20/iran-is-on-edge-of-full-rebellion-west-must-stop-aiding-the-regime/
