{"id":88554,"date":"2026-07-25T07:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=88554"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:28:46","slug":"former-italian-pm-paolo-gentiloni-path-beyond-war-in-iran-is-freedom-and-democracy-led-by-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2026\/2026\/07\/former-italian-pm-paolo-gentiloni-path-beyond-war-in-iran-is-freedom-and-democracy-led-by-the-people\/88554\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni: Path Beyond War in Iran Is Freedom and Democracy Led by the People"},"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_88530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88530\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88530\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Former-Italian-Prime-Minister-Paolo-Gentiloni.jpg\" alt=\"Former Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks at the \u201cIran Beyond War\u201d conference in Rome, July 17, 2026.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" 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\/07\/Former-Italian-Prime-Minister-Paolo-Gentiloni.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Former-Italian-Prime-Minister-Paolo-Gentiloni-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Former-Italian-Prime-Minister-Paolo-Gentiloni-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks at the \u201cIran Beyond War\u201d conference in Rome, July 17, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rome, July 17, 2026 \u2014<\/strong> Former Italian Prime Minister and EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2026\/2026\/07\/international-leaders-in-rome-reject-war-and-appeasement-endorse-democratic-alternative-led-by-maryam-rajavi\/88522\/\" rel=\"\">international conference<\/a> <strong>\u201cIran Beyond War, the Power of the People\u201d<\/strong> that current developments in Iran must open the door to a genuine alternative and resistance rather than mere war or destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Analyzing the consequences of recent conflicts, Gentiloni noted that the regime faces a growing power vacuum and internal weakening, even as the Revolutionary Guards attempt to assert heavier autocratic control.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the limitations of past policies, he declared: \u201cThe solution is, we could say, in your hands, in the hands of the Iranian people and on the support of the international community to the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p>There is not another solution, not the diplomatic way, not the war, and even not the sanction.\u201d He firmly dismissed both the expired illusions of past diplomatic frameworks and the destructive fallacy of external military intervention, while acknowledging that economic sanctions can exert pressure but cannot serve as the decisive solution.<\/p>\n<p>True change, he emphasized, rests entirely with the Iranian people and their organized resistance. 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