Iran's Internal Struggle: Advocate Discusses Regime Change and US Support

Internal Conflict in Iran

• 🎯 Majid Sadeghpour states that Iranians are engaged in "hand-to-hand combat" with the regime, even if not always visible on the streets.
• ⚠️ The executions of over 2,200 people in 2025 are highlighted as a marker of this struggle and the regime's crackdown.
• ⏳ The desire for regime change in Iran has a long history, dating back 45 years to the formation of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

Organized Resistance and Goals

• ✊ An organized opposition within Iran is working towards overthrowing the current regime.
• 💡 The goal of this resistance is to establish a secular democratic republic, not a return to single-party rule.
• 🇺🇸 Bipartisan support from the US House of Representatives has been shown through a letter urging support for the Iranian people's desire for a republic.

Role of International Community

• 🗣️ Sadeghpour suggests that the international community, including the US, should sever ties with the regime and expel its diplomats.
• ⚖️ He calls for accountability for the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, for ordering massacres, emphasizing this is more urgently needed than military intervention.
• 🚫 The designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization by European allies is deemed imperative for the regime's fall.

Financial Pressure and Sanctions

• 💰 The Iranian regime, controlled by the IRGC, is described as a mafia highly susceptible to financial pressure.
• 📈 Maintaining financial pressure through sanctions is considered imperative.
• 🇪🇺 The lack of a terrorist designation for the IRGC by European allies is a critical oversight that needs immediate correction.