{"id":76944,"date":"2025-08-01T09:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=76944"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:28:25","slug":"international-free-iran-summit-2025-in-rome-global-support-for-the-iranian-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/international-free-iran-summit-2025\/2025\/08\/international-free-iran-summit-2025-in-rome-global-support-for-the-iranian-resistance\/76944\/","title":{"rendered":"International Free Iran Summit 2025 in Rome: Global Support for the Iranian Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_76950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76950\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Free-Iran-World-Summit-2025-Rome-Italy-July-31-2025.jpg\" alt=\"The Free-Iran World Summit 2025 - Rome, Italy - July 31, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Free-Iran-World-Summit-2025-Rome-Italy-July-31-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Free-Iran-World-Summit-2025-Rome-Italy-July-31-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Free-Iran-World-Summit-2025-Rome-Italy-July-31-2025-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Free-Iran World Summit 2025 \u2013 Rome, Italy \u2013 July 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"1219\">On <strong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"868\">July 31, 2025<\/strong>, Rome hosted a major international event\u2014the <strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"953\">International Free Iran Summit 2025<\/strong>, marking the third session of the <strong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1014\">Free Iran World Summit<\/strong>. At the heart of Europe, lawmakers, diplomats, former heads of state, human rights advocates, and policy experts united in support of the <strong data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1194\">Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom<\/strong>, justice, and democracy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Third Session of Free Iran World Summit 2025 \u2013 Rome, Italy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAgra5z9JDM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1695\">Speakers condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights abuses, denounced the massacre of political prisoners, and emphasized that the <strong data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1413\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>)<\/strong> and its main component, the <strong data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1496\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>)<\/strong>, are the only <strong data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1548\">organized, democratic alternative<\/strong> to the theocracy in Tehran. A clear message echoed: <strong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1695\">No war, no appeasement\u2014regime change by the people and their Resistance: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-change-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third option<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">International Free Iran summit 2025 \u2013 Rome- Italy, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: No War, No Appeasement, Regime Change by the Iranian People, Organized Resistance<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranThirdOption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranThirdOption<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1QFb3nJ2YC\">https:\/\/t.co\/1QFb3nJ2YC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1950809700238336446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1765\">Giulio Terzi: It\u2019s Time for Justice\u2014Support the Third Option<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1983\">Italian Senator and former Foreign Minister <strong data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1827\">Giulio Terzi<\/strong> opened with a strong tribute to the residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2019\/08\/ashraf-3-home-to-iranian-opposition-group-mek-in-albania\/12507\/\" rel=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1889\">Ashraf 3<\/strong><\/a>, commending their \u201cextraordinary\u201d resilience. He condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"1970\">1988 massacre<\/strong><\/a>, calling it:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2112\">\n<p data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2112\">\u201cOne of the darkest chapters in Iran\u2019s and humanity\u2019s history\u2026 at least 30,000 PMOI members were executed in a single month.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2175\">He stressed that these crimes remain unpunished and declared:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2266\">\n<p data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2266\">\u201cIt is high time for justice. The regime\u2019s violence against its own people is endless.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2312\">Terzi outlined the <strong data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2303\">third option<\/strong> clearly:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2464\">\n<p data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2464\">\u201cThere is a clear alternative to the mullahs, and it is here. The third option means no foreign war, no religious dictatorship, and no appeasement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2636\">He praised <strong data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2507\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s leadership<\/strong> and noted that over <strong data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2556\">4,000 lawmakers globally<\/strong> now support the NCRI, forming a growing <strong data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2635\">international movement for freedom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"2704\">Maryam Rajavi: Regime Change by the People Is the Only Way<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2925\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2723\">Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>, President-elect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\"><strong data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2756\">NCRI<\/strong><\/a>, gave a powerful keynote speech calling for the end of religious dictatorship and honoring two recently executed PMOI members, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2025\/07\/execution-of-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-hanged\/76751\/\" rel=\"\"><strong data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2902\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2025\/07\/execution-of-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-hanged\/76751\/\" rel=\"\"><strong data-start=\"2907\" data-end=\"2924\">Mehdi Hassani<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2927\" data-end=\"2976\">\n<p data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2976\">\u201cHeroes who never bowed to their executioners.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2978\" data-end=\"2993\">She emphasized:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3148\">\n<p data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3148\">\u201cUnder no circumstances will we ever surrender to this bloodthirsty regime\u2026 Iran\u2019s future belongs to freedom, democracy, and the people\u2019s sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3150\" data-end=\"3349\">Rajavi laid out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3188\">Ten-Point Plan<\/strong><\/a> for a <strong data-start=\"3195\" data-end=\"3236\">secular, democratic, non-nuclear Iran<\/strong>, promising the end of executions, the compulsory hijab, and religious rule. She described the current regime as:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3415\">\n<p data-start=\"3353\" data-end=\"3415\">\u201cWeaker and more fragile than ever, but increasingly violent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3437\">She urged the world:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3439\" data-end=\"3504\">\n<p data-start=\"3441\" data-end=\"3504\">\u201cDo not stand with the mullahs. Stand with the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Free Iran World Summit 2025 \u2013 Rome, Italy<br>\nWe hold this summit as the clerical regime executed PMOI members, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, showing its desperation vs. the Iranian people and Resistance.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UXsVc2SnMd\">https:\/\/t.co\/UXsVc2SnMd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1950955049229693404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3511\" data-end=\"3562\">Charles Michel: Your Voice Rises Again and Again<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"3702\">Former Belgian Prime Minister and President of the European Council <strong data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3650\">Charles Michel<\/strong> called the Iranian Resistance a global inspiration:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3769\">\n<p data-start=\"3706\" data-end=\"3769\">\u201cYour courage, your energy, your resilience inspire all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3813\">Refuting the regime\u2019s propaganda, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3815\" data-end=\"3927\">\n<p data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3927\">\u201cThey say you\u2019re not organized, not credible. But their relentless effort to silence you proves the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3929\" data-end=\"3980\">He endorsed the <strong data-start=\"3945\" data-end=\"3963\">Ten-Point Plan<\/strong> as a vision for:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3982\" data-end=\"4094\">\n<p data-start=\"3984\" data-end=\"4094\">\u201cFreedom of belief, gender equality, rule of law, and a nuclear-free Iran living in peace with its neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4096\" data-end=\"4123\">Michel closed with resolve:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4125\" data-end=\"4187\">\n<p data-start=\"4127\" data-end=\"4187\">\u201cThere is a democratic alternative. Let\u2019s choose Free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"4194\" data-end=\"4252\">Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie: Iran Cannot Be Trusted with Power<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4421\">Former French Minister of Defense, Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"4328\" data-end=\"4352\">Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie<\/strong> recalled warning about Tehran\u2019s nuclear ambitions over a decade ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4423\" data-end=\"4537\">\n<p data-start=\"4425\" data-end=\"4537\">\u201cThe danger is not the technology itself but that it is in the hands of an aggressive, theocratic dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4539\" data-end=\"4575\">She condemned the regime\u2019s behavior:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4577\" data-end=\"4716\">\n<p data-start=\"4579\" data-end=\"4716\">\u201cIn no domain has the government of the mullahs respected its commitments\u2014not in nuclear matters, not in terrorism, not in human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4718\" data-end=\"4810\">Alliot-Marie emphasized that neither appeasement nor military intervention are the solution:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4812\" data-end=\"4952\">\n<p data-start=\"4814\" data-end=\"4952\">\u201cOnly the Iranian people can decide their future through free elections, and Maryam Rajavi carries that project with clarity and courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"4959\" data-end=\"5021\">Rudy Giuliani: No Monarchy, No Dictatorship\u2014Only Resistance<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5023\" data-end=\"5143\">Former New York City Mayor <strong data-start=\"5050\" data-end=\"5067\">Rudy Giuliani<\/strong> recalled the attacks on Ashraf residents in Iraq and honored their bravery:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5145\" data-end=\"5219\">\n<p data-start=\"5147\" data-end=\"5219\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t know how many they would kill each night\u2026 That is courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5221\" data-end=\"5248\">He described the regime as:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5250\" data-end=\"5352\">\n<p data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5352\">\u201cOne of the bloodiest tyrannies in modern history, killing its own people by the tens of thousands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5354\" data-end=\"5407\">He dismissed <strong data-start=\"5367\" data-end=\"5383\">Reza Pahlavi<\/strong> as a legitimate option:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5409\" data-end=\"5494\">\n<p data-start=\"5411\" data-end=\"5494\">\u201cA man who lived off stolen money while Iranians starved. He cannot be the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5496\" data-end=\"5515\">Giuliani concluded:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5517\" data-end=\"5637\">\n<p data-start=\"5519\" data-end=\"5637\">\u201cEverything is in place. The MEK will bring freedom to Iran because you are the only ones who have stayed the course.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"5644\" data-end=\"5704\">Matteo Renzi: We Must Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Past<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5706\" data-end=\"5809\">Italian former Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"5736\" data-end=\"5752\">Matteo Renzi<\/strong> saluted the sacrifices of <strong data-start=\"5779\" data-end=\"5808\">Mehdi and Behrouz Hassani<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5811\" data-end=\"5883\">\n<p data-start=\"5813\" data-end=\"5883\">\u201cThey died for your freedom and ours. We will not forget their names.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"5885\" data-end=\"5895\">He warned:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5897\" data-end=\"6017\">\n<p data-start=\"5899\" data-end=\"6017\">\u201cWar and appeasement have failed. The only way is regime change by the Iranian people and their organized Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"6019\" data-end=\"6068\">Renzi urged Europeans not to misjudge Iran again:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"6070\" data-end=\"6160\">\n<p data-start=\"6072\" data-end=\"6160\">\u201cNow is the time for democracy, for justice, for peace. This is the time for Free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"6167\" data-end=\"6219\">James Cleverly: Real Leadership Comes from Within<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"6221\" data-end=\"6326\">Former UK Foreign Secretary <strong data-start=\"6249\" data-end=\"6267\">James Cleverly<\/strong> emphasized that change must come from Iranians themselves:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"6328\" data-end=\"6397\">\n<p data-start=\"6330\" data-end=\"6397\">\u201cLeadership imposed from abroad cannot provide a lasting solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"6399\" data-end=\"6436\">He paid tribute to the youth of Iran:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"6438\" data-end=\"6578\">\n<p data-start=\"6440\" data-end=\"6578\">\u201cI admire the young women and men of Iran who ask for nothing more than what others take for granted: a voice, respect, and equal rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"6585\" data-end=\"6643\">Javaid Rehman: Iran Is on the Brink of Another Massacre<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"6645\" data-end=\"6711\">Former UN Special Rapporteur on Iran <strong data-start=\"6682\" data-end=\"6703\">Dr. Javaid Rehman<\/strong> warned:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"6713\" data-end=\"6847\">\n<p data-start=\"6715\" data-end=\"6847\">\u201cOn July 7, a state-affiliated outlet openly called for repeating the 1988 massacre\u2026 There are real fears of mass executions today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"6849\" data-end=\"6877\">He recalled his findings of:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"6879\" data-end=\"6978\">\n<p data-start=\"6881\" data-end=\"6978\">\u201cSummary, arbitrary, extrajudicial executions amounting to crimes against humanity and genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"6980\" data-end=\"7099\">Rehman called on the UN to establish an <strong data-start=\"7020\" data-end=\"7061\">international investigative mechanism<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"7065\" data-end=\"7098\">hold perpetrators accountable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"7106\" data-end=\"7174\">Lucio Malan: Supporting the Resistance Is Supporting Global Peace<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"7176\" data-end=\"7282\">Italian Senator <strong data-start=\"7192\" data-end=\"7207\">Lucio Malan<\/strong> called Maryam Rajavi \u201can inspiration\u201d and endorsed the <strong data-start=\"7263\" data-end=\"7281\">Ten-Point Plan<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"7284\" data-end=\"7381\">\n<p data-start=\"7286\" data-end=\"7381\">\u201cThis platform can be supported by anyone who loves democracy and equality among human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"7388\" data-end=\"7450\">Carlo Cottarelli: Economic Justice Demands Political Change<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"7452\" data-end=\"7548\">Former Italian Senator and economist <strong data-start=\"7489\" data-end=\"7509\">Carlo Cottarelli<\/strong> connected tyranny to economic decline:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"7550\" data-end=\"7672\">\n<p data-start=\"7552\" data-end=\"7672\">\u201cIran could be one of the richest countries in the world\u2026 There is no hope for prosperity under this theocratic regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"7674\" data-end=\"7752\">He emphasized that regime change is the <strong data-start=\"7714\" data-end=\"7751\">only path to peace and prosperity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"7759\" data-end=\"7820\">Ambassador Stephen Rapp: Executions Are a Weapon of Terror<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"7822\" data-end=\"7899\">Former U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice <strong data-start=\"7873\" data-end=\"7889\">Stephen Rapp<\/strong> revealed:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"7901\" data-end=\"7985\">\n<p data-start=\"7903\" data-end=\"7985\">\u201cIn 2023, 850 were hanged. In 2024, almost 1,000. This year, 700 in seven months.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"7987\" data-end=\"8050\">He called these killings <strong data-start=\"8012\" data-end=\"8039\">crimes against humanity<\/strong> and urged:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"8052\" data-end=\"8159\">\n<p data-start=\"8054\" data-end=\"8159\">\u201cWe must gather evidence and ensure perpetrators face justice. The world must not repeat 1988\u2019s silence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"8166\" data-end=\"8222\">Ingrid Betancourt: The PMOI Is Tehran\u2019s Greatest Fear<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8224\" data-end=\"8326\">Former Colombian Presidential Candidate <strong data-start=\"8264\" data-end=\"8285\">Ingrid Betancourt<\/strong> explained why the regime fears the PMOI:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"8328\" data-end=\"8473\">\n<p data-start=\"8330\" data-end=\"8473\">\u201cIts disciplined structure, Maryam Rajavi\u2019s leadership, its democratic plan, its Resistance Units, 60 years of struggle, and its selflessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"8475\" data-end=\"8488\">She declared:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"8490\" data-end=\"8575\">\n<p data-start=\"8492\" data-end=\"8575\">\u201cThe PMOI is not just an option. It is the only option\u2026 the face of hope for Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"8582\" data-end=\"8621\">Carla Sands: Time to End the Silence<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8623\" data-end=\"8678\">Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark <strong data-start=\"8657\" data-end=\"8672\">Carla Sands<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"8680\" data-end=\"8785\">\n<p data-start=\"8682\" data-end=\"8785\">\u201cEach of us must stand against the mullahs and with the people as they throw off this barbaric regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"8787\" data-end=\"8873\">She praised the NCRI\u2019s <strong data-start=\"8810\" data-end=\"8841\">network of Resistance Units<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"8846\" data-end=\"8864\">Ten-Point Plan<\/strong>, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"8875\" data-end=\"8968\">\n<p data-start=\"8877\" data-end=\"8968\">\u201cThose who resist regime change are advocating for the mullahs and their global terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"8975\" data-end=\"9036\">Linda Chavez: It\u2019s Time to Recognize Legitimate Leadership<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"9038\" data-end=\"9092\">Former White House official <strong data-start=\"9066\" data-end=\"9082\">Linda Chavez<\/strong> declared:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"9094\" data-end=\"9179\">\n<p data-start=\"9096\" data-end=\"9179\">\u201cWhat must happen is regime change, and it must happen now, by the Iranian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"9181\" data-end=\"9204\">She dismissed monarchy:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"9206\" data-end=\"9309\">\n<p data-start=\"9208\" data-end=\"9309\">\u201cWe do not want more torture chambers under another dictator. The only alternative is Maryam Rajavi.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"9311\" data-end=\"9328\">Chavez concluded:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"9330\" data-end=\"9447\">\n<p data-start=\"9332\" data-end=\"9447\">\u201cWe must go out and spread the word: recognize the legitimate leadership of Maryam Rajavi and support a Free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"9454\" data-end=\"9508\">Hans Ulrich Seidt: The Regime Is in Its Final Phase<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"9510\" data-end=\"9564\">Former German Ambassador <strong data-start=\"9535\" data-end=\"9556\">Hans Ulrich Seidt<\/strong> stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"9566\" data-end=\"9652\">\n<p data-start=\"9568\" data-end=\"9652\">\u201cTraumatic events in Iran can no longer be ruled out\u2026 The regime\u2019s decline is real.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"9654\" data-end=\"9668\">He emphasized:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"9670\" data-end=\"9806\">\n<p data-start=\"9672\" data-end=\"9806\">\u201cThe PMOI is the force the regime fears most. The regime will come to an end rather quickly, and your sacrifices will not be in vain.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">International <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> Summit in Rome, Italy brought global voices together in support of a democratic, secular republic in Iran. Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> was the keynote speaker as well as dignitaries such as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesMichel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharlesMichel<\/a>, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RudyGiuliani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RudyGiuliani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlaHSands?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlaHSands<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matteorenzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@matteorenzi<\/a>,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D6kRjUbFD4\">pic.twitter.com\/D6kRjUbFD4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1953200629859705032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"399\">Final Message: A Unified Call for a Free Iran<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"811\">The <strong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"444\">International Free Iran Summit 2025<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"456\">Rome<\/strong> sent a powerful and unified message to the world: the <strong data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"529\">Iranian people<\/strong>, through their <strong data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"569\">organized Resistance<\/strong>, are leading the charge for change. Backed by a comprehensive democratic vision, global support, and decades of sacrifice, the <strong data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"705\">NCRI<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"722\">PMOI\/MEK<\/strong> represent the <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"785\">viable, credible, and determined alternative<\/strong> to the theocratic regime.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"965\">With the <strong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"838\">third option<\/strong>\u2014<strong data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"898\">no war, no appeasement, but regime change by the people<\/strong>\u2014now more urgent and realistic than ever, the summit made it clear:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1113\">\n<p data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1113\"><strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1027\">Freedom in Iran is not a dream\u2014it is a coming reality.<\/strong><br data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1030\">The world must not stand on the sidelines. 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