“Iranian Regime at Its Weakest Point... Democratic Change Closer Than Ever”

Despite the Iranian regime’s continued attempts to portray itself as resilient and victorious, growing evidence indicates that the ruling system is facing the most critical stage of its existence since its establishment nearly five decades ago. Behind official claims of strength lie deep economic, social, and political crises, while public anger continues to expand across the country.

Mehdi Oghbai, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), stated:

“Recent developments have demonstrated that external conflicts and regional crises have not strengthened the regime. On the contrary, they have exposed its structural weaknesses and its inability to address the profound crises affecting every aspect of Iranian society. The regime’s primary challenge today is a crisis of legitimacy.”

He emphasized that the January 2026 uprising revealed the depth of the divide between the Iranian people and the ruling establishment. “Despite widespread repression, mass arrests, and an escalating wave of executions, the regime has failed to extinguish public dissent. Its growing reliance on executions reflects fear rather than strength.”

Oghbai noted that the targeting of political prisoners and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) demonstrates the regime’s concern over the growth of an organized resistance capable of transforming public anger into a coherent movement for democratic change.

He further stressed that the NCRI offers a democratic alternative based on Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan, including free elections, separation of religion and state, gender equality, abolition of the death penalty, and the establishment of a democratic and non-nuclear republic.

In this context, the major Iranian gathering in Paris on June 20, 2026, will be an important demonstration of international solidarity with the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy, and their rejection of all forms of dictatorship, whether under the Shah or the current ruling system.

He concluded: “The Iranian regime is experiencing an unprecedented process of erosion, while organized resistance and popular demands for change continue to grow. The question is no longer whether change will come, but when and how the Iranian people will succeed in achieving a free and democratic Iran.”