With tearful eyes and heavy hearts, the world bears witness to the relentless surge of executions in Iran and the tragic spread of religious fascism and warmongering in the Middle East.
Until yesterday, the interests guiding governmental relations prevented acknowledgment of the Iranian regime’s role in fueling the crisis. However, today, the clarity brought by the Iranian resistance leaves no room for doubt: the regime stands as the source of war and terrorism.
However, merely recognizing this fact is insufficient. The crucial question remains: what is the correct strategy for confronting fundamentalism and religious fascism, currently rooted in Iran? This question lies at the heart of the challenges facing both the region and the world today.
Some refrain from opposition and practical measures against religious fascism, citing compassion for world peace.
They argue that any form of escalation or targeting of the ‘leaders of warmongering and terrorism’ will exacerbate the crisis and provoke Tehran’s ruling mullahs into further aggression.
However, the practical consequence of this viewpoint is passivity and appeasement towards the regime. The outcome of this policy is now more evident than ever.
From fueling the Hamas-Israel conflict that began on October 7 to conducting missile attacks on Pakistan and Iraq, and orchestrating attacks on dozens of ships in the Red Sea through its proxies, the regime’s actions have led to over 190 attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria.
Furthermore, the establishment of a corridor from Iran to Syria and Lebanon to supply weapons to Hezbollah and other regime proxies has significantly escalated the risk of even more devastating wars. These consequences are a direct result of the world powers’ deadly silence in the face of the regime.
Regrettably, Western governments have failed to formulate a clear strategy to tackle this pressing issue. Since the 1980s, they have frequently adopted a policy of appeasement towards religious fascism in Iran.
This policy, aimed at reforming the regime’s behavior, has paradoxically exacerbated the situation. In essence, what the proponents of appeasement sought to avoid has inadvertently proliferated. Their intended containment of ‘war and terrorism’ has, instead, facilitated its spread.
What we witness today in the Middle East and around the globe is the ominous legacy of appeasement politics with the ruling mullahs in Tehran. This detrimental policy has not only alienated the West from the Iranian people but also aided in quelling their successive uprisings.
The appropriate strategy entails the overthrow of the mullahs by the people and the Iranian resistance. The aim of this resistance movement is to establish a pluralistic and democratic republic, characterized by the separation of religion and government.
Such a republic would be dedicated to upholding human rights, international law, and international conventions. This vision stands in stark contrast to fascism and fundamentalism.
Supporting this strategy, alongside the pursuit of freedom in Iran, holds the promise of fostering peace and security worldwide, while putting an end to the scourge of terrorism and the cycle of bloody, destructive wars in the Middle East.
The uprising in 2022, following a series of previous nationwide uprisings, underscored the unwavering determination of the Iranian people to pursue this strategy. It demonstrated that the force capable of overthrowing this regime is both prepared and formidable.
In her address to the French National Assembly, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council Resistance of Iran (NCRI) proposed a four-point solution:
- Listing the Revolutionary Guards as terrorist entities, as previously urged in the statement of the French National Assembly in May 2023 and the resolution passed by the European Parliament in January 2023.
- Activating the trigger mechanism outlined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which reinstates sanctions resolutions of the Security Council against the regime’s nuclear projects.
- Placing the Iranian regime under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter, which pertains to regimes posing threats to global peace.
- Acknowledging the Iranian people’s struggle to overthrow religious fascism.
