{"id":71725,"date":"2025-03-21T10:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=71725"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:40:19","slug":"maryam-rajavi-a-new-year-of-resistance-and-renewal-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/2025\/03\/maryam-rajavi-a-new-year-of-resistance-and-renewal-for-iran\/71725\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryam Rajavi: A New Year of Resistance and Renewal for Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" — Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Persian New Year (Nowruz) Message<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As the Iranian New Year 1404 dawns, Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s message<\/a> resonates with the Iranian people\u2019s unwavering determination for freedom. Amidst celebrations of Nowruz and the Annual Feast of Fire, she extends heartfelt congratulations to the people of Iran, emphasizing their resilience in the face of hardship. This new year, she declares, is not merely a change in the calendar but a pivotal moment in Iran\u2019s history\u2014one that signals a transformative era for its people.<\/p>\n
**A Celebration of Defiance<\/strong><\/p>\n**
Despite relentless economic and social hardships\u2014rising prices, unemployment, and oppression\u2014the Iranian people continue to celebrate Nowruz. More than just a traditional festivity, this holiday stands as an act of defiance against the ruling tyranny. Mrs. Rajavi<\/a> acknowledges the courage of workers, nurses, retirees, and teachers who, despite their struggles, ensure that the flames of protest never die out. She salutes the prisoners who defy oppression through the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign, the Resistance Units who illuminate the darkness with their sacrifices, and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) as it enters its forty-fourth year of unwavering struggle.<\/p>\n
**Quoting Massoud Rajavi, she highlights the revolutionary spirit that persists: \u201cBlessed be the year of rebellion and uprising to break the regime\u2019s yoke.\u201d<\/p>\n**
**A Turning Point for Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n**
The year 1404, according to Mrs. Rajavi, heralds a crucial period in Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom. The previous year saw significant blows dealt to the Velayat-e Faqih regime\u2014its regional stronghold weakened, Khamenei\u2019s influence shattered, and its social base crumbling. The regime, she asserts, faces an inescapable dead end, trapped between its inevitable demise and self-destruction.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the Iranian people are entering an era of intensified resistance, marked by an expanding network of Resistance Units and growing defiance across rebellious cities. This is, she proclaims, a time of transformation\u2014when oppression meets its reckoning and a great uprising surges forward.<\/p>\n
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At the start of last year, we declared that 1403 would be the year of besieging the mullahs\u2019 regime \u2014and, indeed, we witnessed that during the year its stronghold in the region was toppled, Khamenei's hegemony suffered a crushing blow, its main proxy forces were crippled, and its\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5zpDQ1OD5W<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n