On Wednesday, February 26, Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), participated in a meeting of the Parliamentary Group for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran at the U.S. Congress.
Tom McClintock from the Republican Party and Brad Sherman from the Democratic Party are the co-chairs of this parliamentary group.
Maryam Rajavi participated in the hearing online, emphasizing that the solution to Iran’s crisis is regime change by the Iranian people and their resistance.
Rajavi stated that the nationwide resistance network and the rebellious units form the main force of change and the freedom fighters in Iran, determined to pay the highest price for the liberation of their captive homeland.
During the meeting of the Parliamentary Group for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran, it was announced that Resolution 166 of the U.S. Congress had been registered with the signatures of more than 150 members of Congress.
At this session, Rajavi’s roadmap for the process of change in Iran was presented, which had been introduced in the European Parliament in November 2024.
This plan outlines practical steps for the Iranian people to bring about regime change and establishes a democratic process for the transfer of power to the Iranian people.
In part of her remarks, Rajavi stated:
“We would greatly welcome it if the regime were to change its behavior through negotiations because any form of retreat accelerates the regime’s downfall. But such an expectation is an illusion. On February 4, Ali Khamenei said, ‘Negotiations are neither wise, nor intelligent, nor honorable.’”
She furthermore added: “The Iranian people’s desire and the only solution to the Iranian crisis is the regime’s overthrow and by the Iranian people.
“Overthrowing the regime does not happen by itself.
“Although comprehensive sanctions have a considerable impact by weakening the regime but they do not lead to its overthrow. An organized Resistance and a force on the ground are the necessary elements to do the job.
“The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran and the Iranian Resistance’s nationwide network inside the country, with the Resistance Units where women play a pioneering role, undertake brave and daring activities.
“In confronting a misogynistic regime, women play the leading role.
“These resistance units are Iran’s freedom fighters and the driving force for change.
Any decisive policy on the Iranian regime needs to recognize the role of the Iranian Resistance in order to be effective and lead to the liberation of Iran and the region from a terrorist, fundamentalist regime.”
At the end Mrs. Rajavi concluded:
In these circumstances, a firm policy should include a series of necessary steps:
1. Activation of the snapback mechanism leading to the re-implementation of all the UN Security Council resolutions, and shutting down of the regime’s entire nuclear program.
2. Placing this regime under Chapter VII of the UN Charter due to its threats to global peace and security.
3.Recognizing the Iranian people’s Resistance for regime change and the Resistance Units’ fight against the IRGC.
