{"id":27384,"date":"2021-10-15T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=27384"},"modified":"2021-10-15T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:51:02","slug":"ncris-foreign-affairs-committee-chairman-discusses-his-thoughts-on-the-iranian-regime-and-the-threat-of-their-overthrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/10\/ncris-foreign-affairs-committee-chairman-discusses-his-thoughts-on-the-iranian-regime-and-the-threat-of-their-overthrow\/27384\/","title":{"rendered":"NCRI\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Discusses His Thoughts on the Iranian Regime and the Threat of Their Overthrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Mohammad — ^{Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman of the NCRI\u2019s Foreign Affairs Committee<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn June 19, Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> was selected to take over the role as President of the Iranian regime from his predecessor Hassan Rouhani. Despite his appalling record of human rights abuses, Raisi<\/a>, who was heavily involved in the 1988 massacre <\/a>of 30,000 political prisoners, was specifically chosen by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/a> in an effort to help consolidate power in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raisi is currently sanctioned by the United States for his crimes against humanity, and international human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International, have been calling for decades for him to be held accountable for his crimes and face prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>) posed questions to the chairman of their Foreign Affairs Committee, Mohammad Mohaddessin<\/a> as to why Raisi was the chosen candidate, despite Khamenei knowing that his choice would further isolate the regime from the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohaddessin explained <\/a>that Khamenei was aware of the consequences, but was more concerned about the threat of uprisings toppling the regime. The worsening economic situation is Iran is the worst it\u2019s ever been and the majority of the population are living in extreme poverty. The outrage of the Iranian people has reached an explosive level, with demands for regime change growing louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohaddessin said, \u201cThe Iranian society has reached a level of awareness that the only solution for meeting even the most basic challenges to improve living conditions is simply regime change. Thus, any social protest is rapidly dominated by political demands, with explicit calls for regime change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NCRI <\/a>asked, \u201cWould Khamenei succeed in facing future uprisings and preventing his regime\u2019s downfall through suppression?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohaddessin responded saying that the conflict between the Iranian people and the regime will only worsen, and while the regime is adamant on cracking down on current protests, it will reach a stage where they will be unable to prevent uprisings from happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe protests spreading from Khuzestan province to other parts of #Iran<\/a>, despite the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown, further indicates the Iranian people\u2019s yearn and desire to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime as the sole solution for a prosperous future.#IranProtests<\/a>#\u062e\u0648\u0632\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/juG20BjeUh<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) July 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>}