{"id":81822,"date":"2025-12-17T09:40:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=81822"},"modified":"2025-12-19T07:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:37:38","slug":"bipartisan-senate-briefing-backs-maryam-rajavis-democratic-alternative-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2025\/12\/bipartisan-senate-briefing-backs-maryam-rajavis-democratic-alternative-for-iran\/81822\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan Senate Briefing Backs Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Democratic Alternative for Iran"},"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_81829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81829\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81829\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bipartisan-Senate-Briefing-Supports-Irans-Democratic-Alternative.jpg\" alt=\"Washington, D.C. - Dec 11, 2025: Bipartisan Senate Briefing Supports Iran\u2019s Democratic Alternative\" 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\/12\/Bipartisan-Senate-Briefing-Supports-Irans-Democratic-Alternative.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bipartisan-Senate-Briefing-Supports-Irans-Democratic-Alternative-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bipartisan-Senate-Briefing-Supports-Irans-Democratic-Alternative-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington, D.C. \u2013 Dec 11, 2025: Bipartisan Senate Briefing Supports Iran\u2019s Democratic Alternative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"419\">Bipartisan Senate Forum Supports Iran\u2019s Democratic Alternative<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"1053\">On December 11, 2025, a bipartisan forum held in the U.S. Senate\u2019s Kennedy Caucus Room gathered senators, former senior officials, and policy experts to support Iran\u2019s democratic alternative to the ruling theocracy. The forum focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s call for \u201cchange in Iran through organized resistance and an organized uprising,\u201d led by Resistance Units inside Iran and grounded in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for a secular, non-nuclear republic based on universal suffrage and gender equality. Speakers rejected both the current theocratic regime and any return to monarchy, emphasizing that Iran\u2019s future must be decided by its people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A glance at a conference in the U.S. Senate on the eve of the New Year: Bipartisan support for the Iranian resistance, backing the Iranian people\u2019s demand for a free, secular, and democratic republic. Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> was the keynote speaker. Some speakers included\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GmNaKZsAZE\">pic.twitter.com\/GmNaKZsAZE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/2001767384651305257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1110\">Maryam Rajavi: Democracy as Both Means and Goal<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"2032\">In her keynote message, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a> President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> said decades of torture, executions, and discrimination\u2014particularly against women\u2014have produced \u201cone solution: change in Iran through organized resistance and an organized uprising.\u201d She stressed that democracy is \u201cboth the goal and the only way\u201d to justice and progress. Rajavi described PMOI-led Resistance Units as the driving force of uprisings across Iranian cities and highlighted Ashraf-3 in Albania as a key center of the movement. She emphasized that the Resistance seeks to transfer power to the people, proposing a short transition followed by nationwide elections within six months. She underscored that the Resistance asks for no foreign money or weapons, but demands recognition of the Iranian people\u2019s right to overthrow the regime, warning that the only alternatives are continued religious fascism or real democratic change, excluding monarchy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This regime has fallen to its lowest point in 47 years. Yet it remains the main threat to global peace and security.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3I0efgpl9L\">https:\/\/t.co\/3I0efgpl9L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUtFSDRuGZ\">pic.twitter.com\/FUtFSDRuGZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1999172024736850393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2100\">General James Jones: Regime Weakening, Resistance Credible<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2699\">Former National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones described Iran\u2019s regime as dangerous yet increasingly fragile. He said Tehran\u2019s regional actions reflect desperation, not strength, and pointed to the weakening of Assad, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Domestically, he cited economic collapse, widespread poverty, shortages, and nearly 2,000 hangings this year as evidence the regime fears its own people. Referencing bipartisan congressional backing, including House Resolution 166, Jones said the organized democratic coalition led by the NCRI is a viable alternative to both theocracy and monarchy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happening Now: Former US national security advisor\u060c general James Jones told the audience at our Senate X-Mass briefing that \"nowhere is the regime in Iran weaker than inside Iran itself\" and called for the US to support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> 10-point plan for a Free Iran.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenateGOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZhz3MwNwy\">pic.twitter.com\/jZhz3MwNwy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999160707607109718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2758\">Dr. Ben Carson: Freedom as a Universal Aspiration<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"3160\">Former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson framed Iran\u2019s struggle for freedom as universal, citing Iran\u2019s long history and the courage of Iranian women and youth defying repression. He recalled the story of the Bijani twins and linked courage, education, and ideas to liberation. Warning that ignoring tyranny allows it to spread, Carson concluded that the shared goal must be freedom for the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wonderfull to host the honorable <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBenCarson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realbencarson<\/a> Dr Ben Carson at our Senate Briefing in support of Free Iran today \u2013  in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrianMast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBrianMast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UHAe7kzgmx\">pic.twitter.com\/UHAe7kzgmx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999176893900181950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3215\">Senator Cory Booker: A Moral and Shared Cause<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3216\" data-end=\"3617\">Senator Cory Booker described the struggle for a free Iran as a moral cause rooted in shared human values. Quoting Martin Luther King Jr., he said injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere. Booker praised the bipartisan unity of the forum and likened Iran\u2019s struggle to historic fights against slavery and racism, pledging that senators stand \u201cshoulder to shoulder\u201d in commitment to a free Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"What we have gathered here for today is sacret..it is driven by love and love is a secret commitment\" \u2013 Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoryBooker<\/a>\u060c  Senate Briefing in support of Iranian people and resistance for Free Iran\u060c 12\/11\/2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbh4Ya5Mj0\">pic.twitter.com\/rbh4Ya5Mj0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999178055454175355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3689\">Senator Jeanne Shaheen: Strategic Opportunity and Human Rights<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"4173\">Senator Jeanne Shaheen pointed to major regional changes, including Assad\u2019s fall and Iran\u2019s economic decline, calling this a real opportunity for a democratic future that includes Iran. She condemned nuclear threats, executions, repression of women, and the deportation of Iranian asylum seekers, urging protection for dissidents, including Ashraf-3 residents. Shaheen advocated increased support for women activists, documentation of abuses, and sanctions on human rights violators.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In her remarks at our Senate Iran Briefing today\u060c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorShaheen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorShaheen<\/a> said she will continue to advocate for a Free Iran and applauded the Iranian People's struggle to end religous tyrannny. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ToC19Broc3\">pic.twitter.com\/ToC19Broc3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999163976286896488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4236\">Senator Roy Blunt: Persistence and a Shifting Balance<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4682\">Senator Roy Blunt highlighted years of consistent advocacy, saying repetition reinforces shared truths. He said the regime has never been weaker, recalling the NCRI\u2019s exposure of secret nuclear sites in 2002 and warning that repression continues with hundreds of executions. Blunt recounted efforts to relocate Iranian dissidents to Albania, leading to the creation of Ashraf-3, and praised Rajavi\u2019s commitment to freedom and a non-nuclear Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyBlunt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RoyBlunt<\/a> told the audience at our Senate Iran briefing that the US should support the Iranain People's struggle against ruling regime\/its IRGC. He also highlighted the central role <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mojahedineng<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCRIUS<\/a> are playing in this ongoing struggle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept_NEA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept_NEA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9ui2RjLsq\">pic.twitter.com\/f9ui2RjLsq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999169511245672888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4684\" data-end=\"4745\">Senator John Cornyn: Long-Standing Republican Support<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4746\" data-end=\"5070\">Senator John Cornyn reaffirmed his support for the Resistance, recalling his 2017 visit to Ashraf-3. He described the regime as the leading state sponsor of terrorism, likening it to the \u201chead of the octopus\u201d behind regional conflicts. Cornyn emphasized continued Republican backing for the NCRI, PMOI, and Resistance Units.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to have honorable Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnCornyn<\/a> address <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OrgIAC<\/a> X-Mass senate briefing today\u060c terming the regime in Tehran  beyond a sanke but the ominous \"octopus\" at the center of global terrorism.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecRubio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EqlUahX0o1\">pic.twitter.com\/EqlUahX0o1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999158918963196359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5124\">Ambassador Marc Ginsberg: A Historic Opening<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5125\" data-end=\"5505\">Forum moderator Ambassador Marc Ginsberg said the event showcased the growing success of the Iranian opposition under NCRI leadership. He argued that the regime\u2019s power structures and economy are crumbling while repression intensifies. In closing, he urged adoption of an \u201cIran Freedom Act\u201d to empower the organized opposition, predicting global celebration when the regime falls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa6 Ambassador Marc Ginsberg, delivers the opening remarks at the \u201cSupporting the Iranian People\u2019s Struggle For A Free Republic\u201d Briefing in the US Senate's historic Kennedy Caucus Room, Washington, December 11, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tRPshu5QiN\">pic.twitter.com\/tRPshu5QiN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/1999663895724601792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5507\" data-end=\"5561\">Senator Ruben Gallego: Security and Solidarity<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5562\" data-end=\"5857\">Senator Ruben Gallego, drawing on his national security background, stressed both the threat posed by the regime and the humanity of the Iranian people seeking freedom. He called for continued encouragement of resistance movements and pledged to keep supporting efforts toward democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happening Now: At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OrgIAC<\/a> briefing in Iran\u060c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RubenGallego<\/a> highlighted the perseverance of the Iranain People and their resisrance against tyranny\u060c  pledging to continue to support their effort to make Iran Free.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenateDems<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nLLQeV05MS\">pic.twitter.com\/nLLQeV05MS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999168084792217660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5859\" data-end=\"5910\">Heather Nauert: Women and Democratic Values<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5911\" data-end=\"6361\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Former State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert highlighted Iranian women\u2019s leading role in the freedom movement, from streets to prisons. Citing executions and arrests tied to hijab protests, she said the struggle is a lived experience driven by women. Nauert endorsed Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan, praising its commitment to universal suffrage, equality, secular governance, and peace, and commended the bipartisan unity supporting these principles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In her remarks today  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeatherNauert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HeatherNauert<\/a> examined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> 10-point plan for free Iranain republic and the key position Iran's organized alternative is playing both in the struggle against and in formulating plans after the regime's inevitable fall. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMkjgz9jk1\">pic.twitter.com\/VMkjgz9jk1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1999173307757686952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. senators and officials endorse Maryam Rajavi\u2019s plan, backing Iran\u2019s organized Resistance and a secular, democratic republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":81829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,867,1,32],"tags":[4014,1917,2746],"class_list":["post-81822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supports","category-iranian-resistance","category-news","category-videos","tag-bipartisan-senate-briefing","tag-free-iran-10-point-plan","tag-ncri-alternative"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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