Target Iran's Nuclear Terrorism Threats For Regime Change
11 May 2018By
Mojahed Versi
Following the United State's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal
and fully impose powerful economic against Tehran, there will be an increase
in discussions on the path forward from here.
If the Middle East is to experience anything resembling peace, democracy,
stability, and security, it is an inarguable necessity to first realize
democratic change and end the mullahs' rule in Iran.
Tehran has taken advantage of several decades of appeasement, resulting in the
suffering of the Iranian people and nations across the region. The history of
billions flowing into Iranian regime bank accounts and pallets of cash flown
into this country must come to an end.
Iran's sinister regime, understanding no language but the language of a firm
and definitive policy, is beginning to see the end of a long and fruitful
journey at the expense of many others.
Tehran, being the world's central banker of international terrorism, "has
funded its long reign of terror by plundering the wealth of its own people,"
according to U.S. President Donald Trump's speech.
It is worth noting how the Iranian opposition coalition National Council of
Resistance of Iran (NCRI), of which the People's Mojahedin Organization of
Iran (PMOI/MEK) is a member of, first blew the whistle back in 2002 on Iran's
clandestine nuclear program, highly suspicious of seeking nuclear weapons.
Such an industrial scale effort is meaningless for a country sitting on an
ocean of oil and natural gas. Especially when such a multi-billion dollar
project is depriving millions of people struggling with poverty across the
country.
"Eradicating the clerical regime's nuclear and terrorism threats means getting
rid of the regime in its entirety. A regime based on the principle of Velayat-e
faqih (absolute rule of the clergy) cannot exist without terrorism,
suppression, and weapons of mass destruction," said NCRI President Maryam
Rajavi following the US decision.
All banks and companies currently doing business with Iran are finding it
extremely difficult to continue their endeavors. It is quite obvious that
Iran's $450 billion economy is no choice in the face of the U.S. $44 trillion
economy.
It is also a moral decision placed before everyone from all walks of life in
the international community: to continue seeking short-term economic interests
with Iran's regime, or finally deciding to stand with the Iranian people in
their quest for freedom, democracy, and human rights.
Iran's regime must also be stopped in its treks of warmongering, export of
fundamentalism and terrorism, as explained by Mrs. Rajvi. It is quite
interesting how standing alongside the Iranian people will actually further
the long-term interests of the very parties currently appeasing the Iranian
regime and only seeking short-term interests.
Such a policy will also prevent Iran from launching a new war and bring an end
to the ongoing wars already causing havoc across the region.
The Iranian people proved once again in December and January how they seek
liberation from the oppressive rulers sitting on the throne in Tehran.
Democratic change is coming to Iran and each and every member of the
international community must decide sooner or later where they stand on this
very dire matter.
As a necessity, the United Nations Security Council should take this
opportunity and launch the global effort focusing on Iran's long forgone human
rights dossier, parallel to holding this regime accountable for its meddling
throughout the Middle East and beyond, and advancing a dangerous ballistic
missile program.
Countless crimes have been committed by the Iranian regime inside the country
and abroad. Steps are being taken against Tehran. More needs to be done and
the Iranian regime must be held to the ropes until all those responsible for
these crimes are placed before justice.
Alain Vivien: Iran regime incapable of reform
Many people hoped for moderation of the Iranian regime after the accession of
Hassan Rouhani as president, but they forget that the theocratic regime is by
its nature incapable of reform, argues Alain Vivien, a former French secretary
of state for Foreign Affairs.
Writing for France's Le Monde on Friday, Mr. Vivien pointed out that the
international community is more than ever "perplexed by the political
instability" in Iran.
Following the regime's nuclear deal with the major world powers last July, its
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has no longer been able to maintain the "cohesion
of his regime," Mr. Vivien wrote, adding that other regime veterans have gone
so far as to publish open letters against him.
The regime's weakness is also reflected in Khamenei's inconsistent decisions
such as his constant diatribes against the West despite the nuclear deal.
"Foreign observers are both stunned by the violent tone of the Iranian leader
and worried about the prospect of relations with a country whose leaders are
still locked in the past," Mr. Vivien wrote.
He added that today the regime is paralyzed by a deadly dilemma: should it be
locked again on itself in the hope of preserving the religious-political
ideology and power of the mullahs; or should it open up to the world giving
Iran the prominent place that it deserves among the nations of the world? But
any opening up would mean abandoning the 'principle of the supremacy of the
Supreme Leader' and the influence of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on
society and the Iranian economy. Such a prospect would be an admission of
weakness that the regime seeks at all costs to avoid, Mr. Vivien said, adding
that Khamenei knows that the Iranian people, disillusioned, are waiting for
the first opportunity to express their anger, as they did in the nationwide
uprising against the regime in 2009.
He pointed out that the IRGC, which both serve as army and the regime's storm
troopers control many economic sectors including those of international trade
and energy. The IRGC and economic institutions tied to the Supreme Leader
control more than half of the country's economic activity (more than 50% of
the country's GDP, estimated at $400 billion, according to Reuters), causing a
major handicap for development. The current situation leads firstly to the
squandering of resources (in the nuclear projects, support for Islamist and
terrorist movements, the military intervention in the Syrian conflict, etc.).
On the other hand it undermines the confidence of investors who do not wish to
do business with entities that, despite the partial lifting of sanctions,
remain classified as a terrorist organization listed by the United Nations and
the United States, Mr. Vivien argued.
The French Committee for a Democratic Iran, which we founded in 2007 with
François Colcombet and Jean-Pierre Michel, believes that in the current
situation, the West cannot be content with only one conclusion of a nuclear
agreement, he said. Repression and executions have not halted in Iran. Women
activists, trade unionists, leftist intellectuals, the members of the People's
Mujahedeen (PMOI or MEK), and even representatives of religious and ethnic
minorities are imprisoned, he pointed out. Since Rouhani took office, death
sentences and executions in Iran have reached record levels.
Moreover, the regime remains uncompromising in its policy of interference in
Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere, Mr. Vivien wrote.
must demand Iran respect its international commitments and for an end to its
nefarious hegemonic strategy for the region, including in Syria. This requires
Iran to accept the moratorium proposed by non-governmental organizations on
the death penalty. The international community must not lower its guard on
these fundamentals. It can and must take concrete steps to help Iranian
democrats who are working for democratic change in their country," he added.
Vivien, a former secretary of state for Foreign Affairs in France, is
co-founder of the French Committee for a Democratic Iran (CFID). Members of
the CFID are planning to participate in the major "Free Iran" gathering on
July 9 in Paris.
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