Statement by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi declared that now Khamenei must go. She emphasized that the Iranian people welcome the end of the war and seek peace and freedom.

She held Khamenei responsible for an unpatriotic project which, besides costing countless lives, has inflicted a financial loss of at least two trillion dollars on the Iranian people — a loss that has now all gone up in smoke.

Mrs. Rajavi reiterated the Third Option, stating: “No to appeasement, no to war—yes to regime change, i.e., changing the religious dictatorship by the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance.” She called for moving forward toward a free Iran and a democratic, non-nuclear republic characterized by the separation of religion and state and gender equality.

The full text of the statement from the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran is as follows:

The Iranian People Welcome the End of the War and Seek Peace and Freedom

Khamenei is responsible for an unpatriotic project that, in addition to costing countless lives, has cost the Iranian people at least two trillion dollars—and now, it has all gone up in smoke.

Mrs. Rajavi once again emphasized the Third Option: No to appeasement, no to war—yes to regime change, i.e., changing the religious dictatorship by the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance. Forward toward a free Iran and a democratic, non-nuclear republic with separation of religion and state and gender equality.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

June 22, 2025