{"id":78871,"date":"2025-09-25T01:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=78871"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:03:28","slug":"carla-sands-warns-at-new-york-rally-the-people-will-not-trade-a-turban-for-a-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance\/2025\/09\/carla-sands-warns-at-new-york-rally-the-people-will-not-trade-a-turban-for-a-crown\/78871\/","title":{"rendered":"Carla Sands Warns at New York Rally: \u2018The People Will Not Trade a Turban for a Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands speaks at the Iranian Resistance rally in New York City on September 23, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At a massive demonstration in New York City on September 23, 2025<\/a>, Carla Sands, former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, delivered a powerful speech condemning Iran\u2019s regime. She highlighted that nearly 1,800 executions have been carried out under President Masoud Pezeshkian, describing the government as \u201cterrified of its own people.\u201d Addressing thousands gathered outside the United Nations, Sands declared: \u201cThe Iranian people have been silenced inside their country. But here, their voices are heard loudly, clearly, and with urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sands underscored that the regime\u2019s greatest fear stems from the strength of the organized Resistance. She reminded the audience that it was the MEK<\/a> that first revealed Tehran\u2019s secret nuclear weapons program, noting that the regime\u2019s efforts to vilify the group prove its existential threat to the clerical rulers. She praised NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi for her \u201cunwavering commitment\u201d and her leadership in elevating women to senior roles within the movement. Sands also endorsed Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan, calling it a \u201croadmap to freedom rooted in equality and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rejecting monarchist claims as an alternative, Sands stated firmly: \u201cThe people will not trade a turban for a crown. Reza Pahlavi\u2019s plan is not democracy, it\u2019s dictatorship.\u201d She concluded by stressing that the only viable path forward lies with the Iranian people and their organized Resistance.<\/p>\n

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.@CarlaHSands<\/a>: Iranians rejected Shah & Mullahs alike. They won\u2019t trade a turban for a crown.#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a> #OurChoiceMaryamRajavi<\/a> #NCRIAlternative<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/22V7tLwmmh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n