{"id":80728,"date":"2025-11-18T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=80728"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:33:23","slug":"maryam-rajavi-addresses-free-iran-convention-2025-calling-regime-change-the-fundamental-question-of-our-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/2025\/11\/maryam-rajavi-addresses-free-iran-convention-2025-calling-regime-change-the-fundamental-question-of-our-time\/80728\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryam Rajavi Addresses Free Iran Convention 2025, Calling Regime Change \u201cThe Fundamental Question of Our Time\u201d"},"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_80735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80735\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-80735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Change-in-Iran-Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Change in Iran \u2014 Maryam Rajavi at the Free Iran Convention 2025, Washington D.C., November 15, 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\/11\/Change-in-Iran-Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Change-in-Iran-Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Change-in-Iran-Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Change in Iran \u2014 Maryam Rajavi at the Free Iran Convention 2025, Washington D.C., November 15, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"724\"><strong data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"724\">Overview of the Free Iran Convention 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1131\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2025\/2025\/11\/free-iran-convention-2025-leaders-define-irans-democratic-future\/80644\/\" rel=\"\">Free Iran Convention 2025<\/a>\u00a0in Washington, D.C., convened supporters of Iranian democracy, policymakers, and members of the Iranian diaspora for an in-depth examination of Iran\u2019s evolving political landscape. <strong>Mrs.<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"1029\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>)<\/strong>, delivered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/convention-in-washington-the-regimes-inability-to-enact-any-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keynote address<\/a>, calling regime change in Iran \u201cthe fundamental question of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1318\">In her remarks, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Mrs. Rajavi<\/a> acknowledged participants, honored the victims of past uprisings\u2014particularly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/iran-uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2019<\/a> protesters\u2014and highlighted the urgency of the current moment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Change in Iran \u2013 Maryam Rajavi, FreeIran2025 Convention (D.C., Nov 15, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UnMeyqCZNeU?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<h3 data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1385\"><strong data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1385\">A Nation on the Brink: Social Pressures and Rising Unrest<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1661\">Mrs. Rajavi outlined the accelerating decline of the ruling establishment, asserting that the regime has entered \u201cthe final phase of its winter.\u201d She cited widespread unemployment, deepening poverty, and failing public infrastructure as catalysts for Iran\u2019s simmering unrest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"2025\">From young people and women struggling under economic strain to the growing frustration of workers, teachers, retirees, and residents of impoverished outskirts, she described Iranian society as a \u201cpowder keg ready to ignite.\u201d<br data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1891\">She also referenced the tragic self-immolation of young Ahvazi citizen Ahmad Baledi as symbolic of a society pushed beyond its limits.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2078\"><strong data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2078\">Regime Incapacity and the Failure of Reform<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2498\">Mrs. Rajavi emphasized that the regime is structurally incapable of meaningful reform\u2014political, economic, or social. Despite immense costs, she said, the leadership remains committed to regional warmongering and the continuation of its nuclear program.<br data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2335\">Recalling the MEK\u2019s early attempts at reform in the 1980s, she explained that the response was brutal repression, executions, and systematic political elimination.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2500\" data-end=\"2548\"><strong data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2548\">Western Appeasement and Its Consequences<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2906\">A significant portion of her speech condemned decades of Western \u201cappeasement,\u201d which she argued enabled the regime\u2019s expansionism and obstructed democratic change. Mrs. Rajavi pointed to past policies that blacklisted the MEK and targeted the Iranian Resistance at the behest of Tehran, shifting the regional balance in favor of the clerical establishment.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"2958\"><strong data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"2958\">The Third Option: A Democratic Alternative<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2959\" data-end=\"3305\">Mrs. Rajavi reiterated her long-standing proposal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-change-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Third Option<\/a>: <strong data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3153\">neither appeasement nor foreign military intervention, but the overthrow of the regime by the Iranian people and their organized resistance<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3157\">She stated that the recent regional conflict has exposed the failures of appeasement and demonstrated that war will not bring democratic transition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3462\">Despite propaganda, she said, the Iranian people remain determined to achieve a democratic republic\u2014rejecting both monarchical and theocratic dictatorship.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3464\" data-end=\"3513\"><strong data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3513\">Anniversary of the 2019 November Uprising<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3861\">Marking the sixth anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-november-2019-uprising-and-its-amplifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2019 uprising<\/a>, Mrs. Rajavi described it as a turning point that revealed a new generation of courageous youth committed to ending religious tyranny.<br data-start=\"3708\" data-end=\"3711\">She referenced the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/iran-protests-update-over-1500-killed-by-regime-forces-in-november-uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killing of at least 1,500 protesters<\/a> at the time, as well as the thousands of regime centers targeted during the nationwide revolt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3863\" data-end=\"4091\">This \u201cArmy of Freedom,\u201d she said, continues to grow despite harsh repression, including recent executions of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a> supporters. The presence of these Resistance Units inside Iran, she argued, provides the real mechanism for change.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4093\" data-end=\"4150\"><strong data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4150\">Ashraf-3 and the Role of the Organized Resistance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4420\">Mrs. Rajavi praised the MEK members in <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2019\/08\/ashraf-3-home-to-iranian-opposition-group-mek-in-albania\/12507\/\" rel=\"\">Ashraf-3<\/a> for maintaining decades of political experience, organizational discipline, and personal sacrifice. Their steadfastness, she said, inspires young Iranians and strengthens the foundation for a future democratic transition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4420\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"368\" 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\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Maryam-Rajavi-Free-Iran-Convention-2025-768x283.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4422\" data-end=\"4470\"><strong data-start=\"4426\" data-end=\"4470\">A Democratic Program for Tomorrow\u2019s Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4471\" data-end=\"4609\">The NCRI\u2019s political platform, she stressed, is built on decades of struggle and a commitment to a <strong data-start=\"4570\" data-end=\"4599\">free, democratic republic<\/strong> based on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4610\" data-end=\"4910\">\n<li data-start=\"4610\" data-end=\"4646\">\n<p data-start=\"4612\" data-end=\"4646\">separation of religion and state<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4647\" data-end=\"4689\">\n<p data-start=\"4649\" data-end=\"4689\">gender equality and women\u2019s leadership<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4690\" data-end=\"4727\">\n<p data-start=\"4692\" data-end=\"4727\">autonomy for Iran\u2019s nationalities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4728\" data-end=\"4760\">\n<p data-start=\"4730\" data-end=\"4760\">peaceful regional engagement<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4761\" data-end=\"4830\">\n<p data-start=\"4763\" data-end=\"4830\">abolition of torture, executions, and all forms of discrimination<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4831\" data-end=\"4910\">\n<p data-start=\"4833\" data-end=\"4910\">dismantling the regime\u2019s nuclear project in favor of democratic development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4912\" data-end=\"5166\">Mrs. Rajavi reiterated that the goal is not to seize power, but to return sovereignty to the Iranian people. According to NCRI plans, a provisional government would oversee free elections for a Constituent Assembly within six months of the regime\u2019s fall.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5168\" data-end=\"5190\"><strong data-start=\"5172\" data-end=\"5190\">Closing Appeal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5191\" data-end=\"5424\">In her final message, Mrs. Rajavi called on governments worldwide to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to resist and urged support for the rebellious youth confronting the Revolutionary Guards.<br data-start=\"5387\" data-end=\"5390\">\u201cVictory be yours,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"FREE IRAN CONVENTION 2025 - The Path to A Democratic, Prosperous Republic in Iran Sat., Nov 15, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rneUi9vZF9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 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