April 8, 2026. After President Trump announced a two‑week ceasefire with the Iranian regime, the National Council of Resistance of Iran issued the following statement by its President‑elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran for the transitional period leading to transfer of sovereignty to the Iranian people, welcomed the ceasefire, particularly the halt to attacks on infrastructure and civilian facilities, and stated that this was the most appropriate decision at the most sensitive moment by the United States. She underscored that the slogan of the Resistance and the provisional government has always been, and continues to be, peace and freedom.
Mrs. Rajavi expressed hope that the 15-day ceasefire, contrary to what the remnants of the mullahs and the Shah seek, will lead to the end of the war and pave the way for peace and freedom. Mrs. Rajavi emphasized that lasting peace, as the Iranian Resistance has stressed for the past 45 years, can only be achieved through the overthrow of the terrorist and warmongering dictatorship of the absolute clerical rule (Velayat-e-Fagih) by the Iranian people and the organized resistance, and the establishment of a democratic republic.
Mrs. Rajavi added: The stopping of executions in Iran, as a demand of all the people of Iran, should be included in any international agreement.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
8 April 2026