Resistance Units Promote Democratic Alternative While Rejecting Monarchy and Clerical Rule
Resistance Leaders’ Messages Reject Both Clerical Rule and Monarchy
The placards carried messages from Iranian Resistance leader Mr. Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, emphasizing that Iran’s future lies neither in the restoration of monarchy nor in the continuation of clerical rule.
June 12—Zahedan, southeast Iran
In their weekly anti-regime activities, PMOI/MEK Resistance Units reject both the mullahs' and shah dictatorships, reiterating their commitment to overthrow the regime and establishing a democratic republic. pic.twitter.com/DiLoIIweRP— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 13, 2026
Among the messages circulated were:
- “This regime neither intends to change its behavior and policy, nor does it have the capacity and nature to do it.”
- “All the heavy burdens and problems of the people are, above all, the direct consequence of the clerical regime’s rule.”
- “The main war of the tyrannical rulers is confronting the people of Iran.”
- “Down with Khamenei, curse upon Khomeini, down with the principle of absolute clerical rule—long live the Liberation Army”
- “With the slogan ‘Neither Shah nor Sheikh,’ the people of Iran and oppressed nationalities have stood up against religious fascism.”
- “Iranian society is moving toward a democratic republic.”
- “‘Neither Shah nor Sheikh’ signifies a clear rejection of both dictatorship and dependency. Just as the Shah was overthrown, the Sheikh’s downfall is certain and inevitable.”
- “The Resistance and uprising for a free Iran are committed to a clear demarcation from monarchical fascism and to upholding the guiding principle of ‘Neither Shah nor Sheikh.'”
Campaign Reaffirms Democratic Republican Vision
The campaign reaffirmed the Resistance movement’s commitment to a democratic republic based on the principle of “Neither Shah nor Sheikh.”
