‘We offer the Iranian people a democratic and inclusive alternative: a republic based on separation of religion and state,’ says National Council of Resistance leader Maryam Rajavi
Beth Bailey Fox News, Published
As President Donald Trump‘s historic ceasefire takes effect, uncertainty over the future of Iran and the push for regime change has the main Iranian opposition groups verbally fighting it out to persuade Iranians that they are most capable of taking over from the mullahs.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), answered questions on the group’s positions and policies that she hopes will lead the Iranian people to rise up against the regime.
Rajavi leads the controversial group, which is affiliated to Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK). Once listed as a terrorist organization in the U.S., the group was taken off the list in 2012 and is credited with first exposing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
Excerpts of Fox News Digital’s interview with Maryam Rajavi follow.
Fox News Digital: Do you think regime change will occur in Iran?
Maryam Rajavi: Absolutely. Regime change in Iran is not merely a possibility but a historical imperative — inevitable and within reach. An explosive and discontented society and an organized resistance willing to pay the highest price for their homeland’s freedom exist today. Conversely, the regime of the supreme leader has lost all legitimacy due to deep-rooted structural corruption, ruthless repression, and widespread economic incompetence.
The waves of popular uprisings—from 2009 to 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022 — with powerful slogans like “Death to the Dictator, Death to Khamenei” and “Death to the oppressor, whether Shah or Leader,” clearly reflect the Iranian people’s unwavering resolve to end this regime. READ MORE…