Bipartisan Senate Forum Supports Iran’s Democratic Alternative
On December 11, 2025, a bipartisan forum held in the U.S. Senate’s Kennedy Caucus Room gathered senators, former senior officials, and policy experts to support Iran’s democratic alternative to the ruling theocracy. The forum focused on Maryam Rajavi’s call for “change in Iran through organized resistance and an organized uprising,” led by Resistance Units inside Iran and grounded in her Ten-Point Plan for a secular, non-nuclear republic based on universal suffrage and gender equality. Speakers rejected both the current theocratic regime and any return to monarchy, emphasizing that Iran’s future must be decided by its people.
Maryam Rajavi: Democracy as Both Means and Goal
In her keynote message, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi said decades of torture, executions, and discrimination—particularly against women—have produced “one solution: change in Iran through organized resistance and an organized uprising.” She stressed that democracy is “both the goal and the only way” to justice and progress. Rajavi described PMOI-led Resistance Units as the driving force of uprisings across Iranian cities and highlighted Ashraf-3 in Albania as a key center of the movement. She emphasized that the Resistance seeks to transfer power to the people, proposing a short transition followed by nationwide elections within six months. She underscored that the Resistance asks for no foreign money or weapons, but demands recognition of the Iranian people’s right to overthrow the regime, warning that the only alternatives are continued religious fascism or real democratic change, excluding monarchy.
This regime has fallen to its lowest point in 47 years. Yet it remains the main threat to global peace and security.#NoImpunity4Mullahshttps://t.co/3I0efgpl9L pic.twitter.com/FUtFSDRuGZ
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) December 11, 2025
General James Jones: Regime Weakening, Resistance Credible
Former National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones described Iran’s regime as dangerous yet increasingly fragile. He said Tehran’s regional actions reflect desperation, not strength, and pointed to the weakening of Assad, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Domestically, he cited economic collapse, widespread poverty, shortages, and nearly 2,000 hangings this year as evidence the regime fears its own people. Referencing bipartisan congressional backing, including House Resolution 166, Jones said the organized democratic coalition led by the NCRI is a viable alternative to both theocracy and monarchy.
Happening Now: Former US national security advisor، general James Jones told the audience at our Senate X-Mass briefing that "nowhere is the regime in Iran weaker than inside Iran itself" and called for the US to support @Maryam_Rajavi 10-point plan for a Free Iran. @SenateGOP pic.twitter.com/jZhz3MwNwy
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Dr. Ben Carson: Freedom as a Universal Aspiration
Former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson framed Iran’s struggle for freedom as universal, citing Iran’s long history and the courage of Iranian women and youth defying repression. He recalled the story of the Bijani twins and linked courage, education, and ideas to liberation. Warning that ignoring tyranny allows it to spread, Carson concluded that the shared goal must be freedom for the Iranian people.
Wonderfull to host the honorable @realbencarson Dr Ben Carson at our Senate Briefing in support of Free Iran today – in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room. @WhiteHouse@RepBrianMast pic.twitter.com/UHAe7kzgmx
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Senator Cory Booker: A Moral and Shared Cause
Senator Cory Booker described the struggle for a free Iran as a moral cause rooted in shared human values. Quoting Martin Luther King Jr., he said injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere. Booker praised the bipartisan unity of the forum and likened Iran’s struggle to historic fights against slavery and racism, pledging that senators stand “shoulder to shoulder” in commitment to a free Iran.
"What we have gathered here for today is sacret..it is driven by love and love is a secret commitment" – Senator @CoryBooker، Senate Briefing in support of Iranian people and resistance for Free Iran، 12/11/2025. pic.twitter.com/rbh4Ya5Mj0
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Senator Jeanne Shaheen: Strategic Opportunity and Human Rights
Senator Jeanne Shaheen pointed to major regional changes, including Assad’s fall and Iran’s economic decline, calling this a real opportunity for a democratic future that includes Iran. She condemned nuclear threats, executions, repression of women, and the deportation of Iranian asylum seekers, urging protection for dissidents, including Ashraf-3 residents. Shaheen advocated increased support for women activists, documentation of abuses, and sanctions on human rights violators.
In her remarks at our Senate Iran Briefing today، @SenatorShaheen said she will continue to advocate for a Free Iran and applauded the Iranian People's struggle to end religous tyrannny. pic.twitter.com/ToC19Broc3
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Senator Roy Blunt: Persistence and a Shifting Balance
Senator Roy Blunt highlighted years of consistent advocacy, saying repetition reinforces shared truths. He said the regime has never been weaker, recalling the NCRI’s exposure of secret nuclear sites in 2002 and warning that repression continues with hundreds of executions. Blunt recounted efforts to relocate Iranian dissidents to Albania, leading to the creation of Ashraf-3, and praised Rajavi’s commitment to freedom and a non-nuclear Iran.
Former senator @RoyBlunt told the audience at our Senate Iran briefing that the US should support the Iranain People's struggle against ruling regime/its IRGC. He also highlighted the central role @Mojahedineng and @NCRIUS are playing in this ongoing struggle. @StateDept_NEA pic.twitter.com/f9ui2RjLsq
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Senator John Cornyn: Long-Standing Republican Support
Senator John Cornyn reaffirmed his support for the Resistance, recalling his 2017 visit to Ashraf-3. He described the regime as the leading state sponsor of terrorism, likening it to the “head of the octopus” behind regional conflicts. Cornyn emphasized continued Republican backing for the NCRI, PMOI, and Resistance Units.
Honored to have honorable Senator @JohnCornyn address @OrgIAC X-Mass senate briefing today، terming the regime in Tehran beyond a sanke but the ominous "octopus" at the center of global terrorism. @SecRubio @POTUS pic.twitter.com/EqlUahX0o1
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Ambassador Marc Ginsberg: A Historic Opening
Forum moderator Ambassador Marc Ginsberg said the event showcased the growing success of the Iranian opposition under NCRI leadership. He argued that the regime’s power structures and economy are crumbling while repression intensifies. In closing, he urged adoption of an “Iran Freedom Act” to empower the organized opposition, predicting global celebration when the regime falls.
🎦 Ambassador Marc Ginsberg, delivers the opening remarks at the “Supporting the Iranian People’s Struggle For A Free Republic” Briefing in the US Senate's historic Kennedy Caucus Room, Washington, December 11, 2025#NCRIAlternative pic.twitter.com/tRPshu5QiN
— NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) December 13, 2025
Senator Ruben Gallego: Security and Solidarity
Senator Ruben Gallego, drawing on his national security background, stressed both the threat posed by the regime and the humanity of the Iranian people seeking freedom. He called for continued encouragement of resistance movements and pledged to keep supporting efforts toward democracy in Iran.
Happening Now: At @OrgIAC briefing in Iran، @RubenGallego highlighted the perseverance of the Iranain People and their resisrance against tyranny، pledging to continue to support their effort to make Iran Free. @SenateDems pic.twitter.com/nLLQeV05MS
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
Heather Nauert: Women and Democratic Values
Former State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert highlighted Iranian women’s leading role in the freedom movement, from streets to prisons. Citing executions and arrests tied to hijab protests, she said the struggle is a lived experience driven by women. Nauert endorsed Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan, praising its commitment to universal suffrage, equality, secular governance, and peace, and commended the bipartisan unity supporting these principles.
In her remarks today @HeatherNauert examined @Maryam_Rajavi 10-point plan for free Iranain republic and the key position Iran's organized alternative is playing both in the struggle against and in formulating plans after the regime's inevitable fall. pic.twitter.com/VMkjgz9jk1
— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) December 11, 2025
