"The Right Side of History: Why the World Must Recognize Iran’s Resistance"

Iran’s crisis is no longer merely a political file between Tehran and Western capitals, nor is it limited to the nuclear program or economic sanctions. After more than four decades of clerical rule, it has become clear that the root of the crisis lies in the very nature of the regime itself: a system built on domestic repression, the export of crises abroad, and the use of war, militias, and executions as instruments of survival.

Yet despite all this, some international powers continue to rely on a policy of “appeasement” toward the Iranian regime, as if past experiences had not already proven the failure of this approach. For years, there have been endless rounds of negotiations, agreements, and political and economic concessions. But the outcome has always been the same: more repression at home and more interference and warmongering across the region.

The fundamental flaw in the policy of appeasement is that it treated the Iranian regime as a partner whose behavior could be changed through dialogue. In reality, the regime has consistently interpreted every international concession as a sign of weakness, encouraging it to escalate rather than retreat. Therefore, whenever negotiations were reopened without being tied to the rights and freedoms of the Iranian people, the regime used the time to rebuild its security apparatus and tighten its grip on society.

In recent years, the Iranian people have paid a heavy price for this international silence: thousands of political prisoners, hundreds of executions, and the bloody suppression of popular uprisings, while some Western governments continued to speak of “opportunities for understanding” and “reviving agreements.”

But recent developments inside Iran and across the region have revealed an important truth: the regime is now in one of its weakest political and social phases. Economic collapse, internal power struggles, the erosion of state authority, and the widening circle of public rejection all indicate that Iranian society has entered a new stage in which fear can no longer prevent a social explosion.

In this context, Maryam Rajavi’s words carry particular significance when she said:

“The question is no longer whether change is possible. The question is whether the world is ready to recognize the Iranian people’s Resistance and stand on the right side of history.”

This statement captures the essence of the current moment. The issue is no longer the possibility of change, because Iranians have repeatedly shown through successive uprisings that they seek to overthrow this regime. The real question today is whether the world will continue to ignore this people and their organized Resistance, or whether it will finally recognize that a democratic and organized alternative for Iran’s future does exist.

History has shown that dictatorships do not fall through appeasement, but through support for the right of peoples to resist and bring about change. The Iranian people are no exception. The Iranian Resistance, through its sacrifices, organization, and perseverance, has become a political reality that can no longer be excluded from any equation concerning Iran’s future.

From this perspective, the major demonstration scheduled for June 20 in Paris carries special importance. With the broad participation of Iranians and international and Arab political and parliamentary figures, this gathering is not merely another protest event. It is a political and moral message to the world: the Iranian people are not alone, and there is a democratic, organized alternative standing against the regime of repression and extremism.

Participation in this demonstration means standing with the victims of executions and prisons, with the women and young people who face bullets in the streets, and also rejecting the policy of appeasement that has prolonged the life of this regime at the expense of regional security and the blood of the Iranian people.

The time has come for the world to understand that the path to stability in the region does not run through agreements with the clerical regime, but through supporting the Iranian people and their organized Resistance in their struggle for freedom and democracy.