{"id":85465,"date":"2026-04-17T08:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=85465"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:02:15","slug":"maryam-rajavi-at-u-s-senate-briefing-solution-to-iran-crisis-lies-in-its-people-and-organized-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/2026\/04\/maryam-rajavi-at-u-s-senate-briefing-solution-to-iran-crisis-lies-in-its-people-and-organized-resistance\/85465\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryam Rajavi at U.S. Senate Briefing: Solution to Iran Crisis Lies in Its People and Organized 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_85468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85468\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85468\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/U.S.-Senate-briefing.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs. Rajavi addresses the U.S. Senate briefing on Iran, emphasizing the role of the Iranian people and organized resistance in achieving freedom.\" 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\/04\/U.S.-Senate-briefing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/U.S.-Senate-briefing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/U.S.-Senate-briefing-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mrs. Rajavi addresses the U.S. Senate briefing on Iran, emphasizing the role of the Iranian people and organized resistance in achieving freedom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"o4ldnl\" data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"350\">Maryam Rajavi Addresses U.S. Senate Briefing on Iran Crisis and Path to Change<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"700\">Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/span><\/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>), delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/us-senate-solution-to-the-crisis-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video message<\/a> to a U.S. Senate briefing titled \u201cIran: Towards Peace and Freedom\u201d on April 16, 2026. In her remarks, she addressed the ongoing crisis in Iran, highlighting the role of the Iranian people, their courage, and organized resistance as the central solution to the country\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a critical moment, not only in Iran\u2019s history, but also in the history of the Middle East and the world.<br>\nI call on all of you to support the Iranian people and Resistance, and their effort to bring about regime change.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran10PointPlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran10PointPlan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ep3Bn6niI7\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ep3Bn6niI7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0KYvVxpEOT\">pic.twitter.com\/0KYvVxpEOT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/2044826610986106880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"1140\">The briefing focused on Iran\u2019s internal situation, regional policies, and prospects for peace and democratic transition. In her message, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Mrs. Rajavi<\/a> stated that decades of international approaches\u2014including appeasement, dialogue, negotiations, and conflict\u2014have failed to resolve the crisis. She emphasized that the ruling regime remains unchanged in its policies of repression, pursuit of nuclear capabilities, and regional interference.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1413\">Mrs. Rajavi also referred to recent political executions in Iran, noting that at least 13 individuals, including members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI<\/a> and protesters, had been executed since March 19. She said these actions were aimed at intensifying fear and preventing further uprisings.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1m9qgj8\" data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1534\">Organized Resistance and Public Support in Iran<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1701\">She underscored the presence of an organized resistance movement within Iran, describing it as experienced, determined, and supported by a new generation. She added that the Iranian people reject both the current religious dictatorship and any return to the previous monarchical system.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2006\">Mrs. Rajavi expressed support for a ceasefire decision by the United States, stating that it could contribute to ending conflict and opening a path toward peace. However, she reiterated that lasting peace requires the overthrow of the current system by the Iranian people and their organized resistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite decades of repression, there is a determined, selfless, and organized resistance inside Iran. This movement is prepared to pay the highest price for freedom and has risen through multiple massacres. This movement has four decades of experience confronting the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MesKqp4DSQ\">pic.twitter.com\/MesKqp4DSQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/2044823594350375163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2213\">She also addressed claims by Iranian authorities regarding public support, suggesting that such claims should be tested through free elections under United Nations supervision based on popular sovereignty.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"2lves1\" data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2402\">Call for Policy Shift and Support for Iranian People<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2484\">Highlighting what she described as a missing element in Western policy, Mrs. Rajavi called for greater recognition of the Iranian people and their resistance movement. She urged lawmakers to support these forces, including <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> operating inside the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2904\">She outlined the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u2019s proposed framework for a peaceful transition, including holding free elections within six months after a change in government and transferring power to elected representatives. She referenced a Ten-Point Plan that includes principles such as free elections, gender equality, separation of religion and state, rights for ethnic groups, and a non-nuclear policy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2906\" data-end=\"3129\">Mrs. Rajavi concluded by stating that the question is no longer whether change in Iran is possible, but whether the international community is prepared to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s resistance and support their efforts.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. Maryam Rajavi tells U.S. Senate briefing Iran\u2019s crisis can only be resolved by its people and organized 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