{"id":84489,"date":"2026-03-09T12:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=84489"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:44:42","slug":"thousands-rally-in-washington-d-c-supporting-ncris-provisional-government-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/03\/thousands-rally-in-washington-d-c-supporting-ncris-provisional-government-for-iran\/84489\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Rally in Washington D.C. Supporting NCRI\u2019s Provisional Government 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_84492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84492\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84492\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WashingtonMarch7.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance, Kurds and other ethnic minority communities, rally in Washington D.C. supporting NCRI\u2019s provisional government plan.\" 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\/2026\/03\/WashingtonMarch7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WashingtonMarch7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WashingtonMarch7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance, Kurds and other ethnic minority communities, rally in Washington D.C. supporting NCRI\u2019s provisional government plan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On 7 March 2026, thousands of Iranian Americans and members of ethnic minorities, including Kurds and other Iranian communities, gathered in Washington, D.C., for a massive rally supporting Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, 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>), and her announcement of a provisional government. The demonstrators endorsed her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for a free, democratic republic, calling for the transfer of sovereignty to the elected representatives of the Iranian people after the fall of the current regime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Thousands Rally in Washington D.C. Supporting NCRI\u2019s Provisional Government for Iran \u2013 March 7, 2026\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3pvw1sOLFZ8?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>The Washington rally featured <strong>Ms. Soona Samsami<\/strong>, Representative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a> in the United States, and <strong>Mr. Arash Saleh, Representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan<\/strong>. Participants, including diaspora groups and ethnic minority communities, called for international recognition of the provisional governing body and urged world governments to support the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84520\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84520\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arash-Saleh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"606\" 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\/2026\/03\/Arash-Saleh.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arash-Saleh-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arash-Saleh-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Arash Saleh, Representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speakers highlighted that a peaceful and inclusive transition requires the participation of all Iranians who have struggled for representation. They emphasized that regime change in Iran is the right of the people and the organized Resistance Units. <strong>Former Congressman Judge Ted Poe<\/strong> also addressed the rally, expressing support for the NCRI\u2019s plan and its vision of a non-nuclear, democratic, and free Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters underscored the long-standing struggle against the Iranian regime and described the provisional government as a framework for a future shaped by and for the people of Iran, with the full inclusion of all ethnic communities that have suffered under the regime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\u06af\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0634\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u0631\u0627\u0647\u067e\u06cc\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u0648 \u062a\u0638\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0631 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644 \u06a9\u0646\u06af\u0631\u0647 \u0622\u0645\u0631\u06cc\u06a9\u0627- \u0648\u0627\u0634\u0646\u06af\u062a\u0646-\u06f1\u06f6 \u0627\u0633\u0641\u0646\u062f 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