Target Iran's Nuclear Terrorism Threats For Regime Change

11 May 2018

By 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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