A cross-party majority in the Northern Ireland Assembly has formally backed Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for a democratic Iran, joining a growing international movement calling for regime accountability and reform. The lawmakers also urged governments to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and recognize the legitimacy of the PMOI-led Resistance Units fighting repression within Iran.

The statement, endorsed by leading Assembly members and ministers, underscores solidarity with the Iranian people’s call for a secular, democratic republic. Notable signatories include:

• Steve Aiken and John Blair, Deputy Speakers

• Andrew Muir, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

• Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health

• Naomi Long, Minister of Justice and Alliance Party Leader

• Matthew O’Toole, Leader of the Opposition

• Chairs of key committees including Education, Justice, Finance, and more

These lawmakers condemned Iran’s worsening human rights record, citing over 1,000 executions in 2024. The statement highlighted the democratic opposition’s core values: “No to mandatory hijab, no to compulsory religion, no to imposed rule,” while supporting the broader “No to executions” campaign.

Referencing the 2022 uprising that rejected both monarchic and theocratic rule, the Assembly members expressed support for a secular, pluralistic Iran. They called the international community’s alignment with the Iranian Resistance “a moral imperative.”

The statement further emphasized that any principled Iran policy must prioritize confronting the IRGC and supporting the PMOI-led Resistance Units:

“The IRGC must be declared a terrorist organization. The role of the Resistance Units in Iran’s nationwide struggle must be acknowledged and supported.”

With this declaration, the Northern Ireland Assembly joins an expanding coalition of global parliaments backing Rajavi’s democratic vision and denouncing the Iranian regime’s repressive apparatus.