Marco Scurria: Do Not Trust the Clerical Regime—Iran’s Future Belongs to Its People and Democratic Resistance

Italian Senator Marco Scurria, Secretary of the Senate Committee on European Policies, said that the Iranian issue should not be reduced to nuclear negotiations or maritime security. Instead, the international community must place the Iranian people and their right to freedom and democracy at the center of its policy.

Speaking at the conference hosted by the Italian Parliament in the presence of Maryam Rajavi, Scurria said the Iranian regime has repeatedly used negotiations to gain time while continuing repression at home and destabilizing activities abroad. Its record, he stressed, offers no reason for the democratic world to trust its promises.

He argued that any political agreement that ignores human rights and the aspirations of the Iranian people will remain incomplete, because the real problem is not merely the nuclear issue but the nature of a regime built on executions, repression, and the export of crises.

Scurria noted that Tehran has even threatened European leaders, demonstrating that it continues to rely on intimidation rather than respect for international law and peaceful relations.

He said the greatest source of hope lies in the courage of the Iranian people—especially women and young people—who have repeatedly challenged the regime despite arrests and executions. Millions of Iranians deserve a free future, he said, and the democratic world must stand with them rather than with their oppressors.

Scurria praised the Iranian Resistance led by Maryam Rajavi, saying it has demonstrated remarkable perseverance over many years and offers a democratic vision based on freedom, the rule of law, and the rejection of all forms of dictatorship.

He recalled knowing Maryam Rajavi since his time in the European Parliament, adding that her movement continues to inspire those who believe in democracy and human dignity. The courage of those who resist despite imprisonment and sacrifice, he said, is a lesson in the universal value of freedom.

He welcomed the declaration signed by the majority of members of both houses of the Italian Parliament supporting a democratic alternative for Iran, saying it reflects growing recognition across Europe that the Iranian people have a credible democratic alternative.

Scurria also welcomed Britain's designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and urged other European countries to adopt similar measures against the regime's principal instrument of repression and regional terrorism.

He further referred to the statement signed by more than 120 prominent Arab figures, saying that growing Arab support for the Iranian people demonstrates that regional stability cannot be achieved while the clerical regime continues its aggressive policies.

Scurria concluded by saying that although freedom may be delayed, it cannot be defeated. “To the Iranian people,” he said, “never lose hope. No prison can stop the wind of freedom, and no court can deny a nation's right to determine its own future. Iran's future belongs to its people and to a democratic republic that rejects both the dictatorship of the mullahs and any return to the Shah's dictatorship.”