{"id":2316,"date":"2018-06-09T11:20:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T11:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2018-06-18T09:14:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T09:14:35","slug":"iranian-opposition-convention-mullahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2018\/06\/iranian-opposition-convention-mullahs\/2316\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian opposition convention & the mullahs\u2019 impasse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Iranian opposition convention<\/a> & the mullahs\u2019 impasse<\/p>\n

June 7, 2018 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>In less than a month the Iranian Diaspora will be holding its famous annual convention in Paris, scheduled for June 30th<\/sup>\u00a0this year. This rally is being held in settings when Iran\u2019s domestic and foreign circumstances indicate a\u00a0growing turbulence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In parallel nature, the mullahs are feeling the siege tightening ever more. We are also witnessing how numerous Iranian regime officials are\u00a0warning<\/a>\u00a0of protests across the country and how these numbers are increasing.<\/p>\n

There are voices describing the Dec\/Jan uprising in Iran as the most significant turning point in this nation\u2019s struggle against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n

At the time, a Le Monde piece said this is not merely an \u201cuprising\u201d but a full and complete \u201crevolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iranian opposition leader\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0provided her take, saying neither Iran\u2019s society, nor the regime ruling Iran, nor its relations with the region and the world will ever return to the circumstances prior to the uprising. All the events and political developments taking place after this uprising and in relation to Iran will be directly related to the massive protests.<\/p>\n

This uprising saw nationwide protests in 142 cities throughout Iran. The entire populace revolted, tearing down images of Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Their chants included:<\/p>\n

\u201cMullahs, be ashamed \u2013 Let go of the country\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeyed Ali, apologies \u2013 It\u2019s time to go\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will take back Iran\u201d<\/p>\n

These protests continued and spread despite a relentless crackdown, the arrest of up to 8,000 demonstrators, many most likely placed under torture, and numbers that authorities claimed committed suicide.<\/p>\n

Despite all this, the uprising gave birth to further massive protests in\u00a0Kazerun<\/a>, southern Iran, and a\u00a0nationwide strike by truck drivers<\/a>\u00a0across the country.\u00a0Demonstrations and protest gatherings<\/a>\u00a0are also continuously witnessed by credit firm clients demanding their stolen savings returned.<\/p>\n

Like never before, this year\u2019s Iranian Diaspora convention will be the voice of protesters all across Iran. The voice of opposition cells directly linked to the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) inside Iran and the millions of Iranians protesting this regime\u2019s rule and demanding regime change; the voice of truck drivers that remain the target of state-led plots to cause rifts in their ranks; the voice of Kazerun and other cities that have and will be rising against all odds despite the regime resorting to brute force.<\/p>\n

They deserve to see this rally rise in support of their just cause. They are asking for the world to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Iranian people. They are asking for the international community to recognize this resistance movement as their legitimate voice. They are saying the world shouldn\u2019t be betting on this dead horse \u2013 the Iranian regime \u2013 and refrain from entering short-term economic contracts.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, they have been able to advance their initiatives. Those who believed they could pursue lucrative contracts in Iran are all admitting they can no longer trust the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n

Even prior to the U.S. sanctions return timetable coming to an end, numerous contracts and planned measures are being hauled back.<\/p>\n

This goes to prove the victory of the Iranian people and their organized opposition, symbolized in the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>) that has been calling for sanctions against this regime ever since 1981.<\/p>\n

The mullahs have been able to deceive the international community for the past four decades. The Dec\/Jan nationwide protests brought this hoax to an end.<\/p>\n

This is why the coming uprising in Iran is of such significance, with the potential of ending the atrocities suffered in this country and across the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Video about\u00a0Iranian opposition convention<\/p>\n