{"id":90000,"date":"2026-08-29T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=90000"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:52:04","slug":"resistance-units-in-zahedan-regime-overthrow-is-inevitable-through-retreat-and-drinking-the-poison-or-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance-activities-inside-iran\/2026\/08\/resistance-units-in-zahedan-regime-overthrow-is-inevitable-through-retreat-and-drinking-the-poison-or-war\/90000\/","title":{"rendered":"Resistance Units in Zahedan: Regime Overthrow Is Inevitable\u2014Through Retreat and \u201cDrinking the Poison\u201d or War"},"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_90007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90007\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90007\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RUZahedanAug28.jpg\" alt=\"PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan display banners calling for freedom and a democratic republic.\" 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\/08\/RUZahedanAug28.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RUZahedanAug28-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RUZahedanAug28-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan display banners calling for freedom and a democratic republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>August 28, 2026 \u2014 Zahedan, southeastern Iran:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> carried out weekly activities in Zahedan, displaying banners and placards featuring messages by Resistance Leader Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi-mek-pmoi\/\" rel=\"\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a> and Mrs.\u00a0<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:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a>). The displayed messages and slogans called for the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime, rejected both monarchical and clerical dictatorship, and reaffirmed the demand for freedom and a democratic republic in Iran.<\/p>\n<h2>Messages by Resistance Leader Mr. Massoud Rajavi Displayed in Zahedan<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Among the messages by Resistance Leader Mr. Massoud Rajavi displayed on banners and placards by the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/resistance-units\/\" rel=\"\">Resistance Units<\/a> in Zahedan were:<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe agreement in its entirety is a cup of poison for the velayat-e faqih (Absolute religious dictatorship), one that will drown and overthrow the entirety of this regime in the storm of uprisings by various sectors and the masses of the Iranian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe great lesson of two wars and the 2025\u20132026 uprising is that a return to puppet monarchical fascism is nothing more than a mirage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe overthrow of the regime is inevitable and destined to happen, whether through retreat and drinking the poison, or through war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThroughout Iran\u2019s history, all dynasties came to power by the force of their swords. Only the Pahlavi family was imposed and was the product of a foreign coup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cWe have repeatedly said that Khamenei\u2019s son, like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a>\u2019s son, wants the continuation of the war. They know well that without war they have no future and no chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe displays and cards that the Shah\u2019s son has played one after another over the years have effectively fallen into the regime\u2019s hands and have contributed to division among the regime\u2019s opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe Shah\u2019s son, in addition to his tainted connections with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/irans-regime-irgc-a-state-sponsored-terrorist-organization\/44858\/\" rel=\"\">IRGC<\/a>), has gradually, over the past quarter-century, become deeply immersed in a circle of intelligence-linked associates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cIran\u2019s democratic revolution and a democratic republic will triumph through the strength of the Iranian people and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iran-e-azad.org\/english\/nla\/nla_brief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberation Army<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"The great lesson of two wars and the 2025\u20132026 uprising is that a return to puppet monarchical fascism is nothing more than a mirage\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J95Bqf8e2Z\">pic.twitter.com\/J95Bqf8e2Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2093579458661826994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Messages by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi Displayed in Zahedan<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Among the messages by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI, displayed by the Resistance Units in Zahedan were:<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe demand of the majority of the Iranian people is a democratic republic based on the separation of religion and state and free elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cA country whose people have paid a heavy price for freedom, including the 1988 massacre, will neither tolerate the current dictatorship nor return to the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThe Resistance Units are part of the organized network of the PMOI in cities across Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cAs far as the people and the people\u2019s front are concerned, the only way is a revolution to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime. Yes, the answer lies in the revolutionary solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"A country whose people have paid a heavy price for freedom, including the 1988 massacre, will not reject the current dictatorship only to return to the past\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TvzAy7GwWh\">pic.twitter.com\/TvzAy7GwWh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2093601537402507687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Anti-Dictatorship Slogans: No Shah, No Mullahs \u2014 A Democratic Republic<\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Resistance Units in Zahedan also displayed slogans rejecting both the former monarchy and the current clerical dictatorship. Among them were:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>\u201cDictatorship is dictatorship, whether with a turban or a crown.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe want neither <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a> nor mullahs. Down with the dictators.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMonarchy and the velayat-e faqih (Absolute religious dictatorship) \u2014 one hundred years of crimes.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDeath to the oppressor, whether he is Shah or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/who-is-who\/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-the-iranian-regimes-last-supreme-leader-and-its-hereditary-gamble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Leader<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNeither mullahs nor Shah \u2014 freedom and a democratic republic.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe people and history curse the bloodthirsty mullahs and Shah.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The slogans underscored the Resistance Units\u2019 rejection of all forms of dictatorship and their call for the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime and the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u06cc\u062a \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646\u200c\u0647\u0627\u06cc 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