US Congress Session Backs Democratic Transition in Iran, Supports Provisional Government and Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan

A session held at the U.S. Congress on March 26, 2026, organized by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities (OIAC), focused on democratic transition in Iran, support for the Provisional Government announced by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and backing for House Resolution 166 (H.Res. 166), which recognizes Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan as a roadmap for Iran’s future.

The event highlighted bipartisan support from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, many of whom argued that the current Iranian regime is beyond reform and that the time has come to support a genuine political transition led by the Iranian people rather than by foreign war or continued appeasement.

Congressman Randy Weber voiced strong support for Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan, saying it includes core democratic principles such as freedom of speech, freedom of political parties, freedom of assembly, and the dismantling of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He described these as the demands of a people crying out for their God-given freedoms and said the time has come for the regime to go.

Congressman Brad Sherman stressed that the regime is closer than ever to being replaced, arguing that H.Res. 166 supports the establishment of a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic in Iran. He also emphasized that “truth” remains the most important tool in confronting the regime, calling for broader internet access and Persian-language broadcasting to support the Iranian people.

Congressman Tom McClintock said that “Iran’s hour of deliverance has come,” noting that resistance groups are prepared to confront the regime and that Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan offers a credible democratic path based on human rights, pluralism, and the rule of law.

Congresswoman Deborah Ross, one of the leading supporters of H.Res. 166, described the resolution as a roadmap for a free, secular, and democratic Iran built on human rights and the separation of religion and state. She said bipartisan backing in Congress is significant, but much work still remains before the Iranian people are fully free from the regime.

Congressman Tim Burchett emphasized the right of the Iranian people and their organized Resistance to bring about change. He said Rajavi’s roadmap sends a clear message that the transition should lead to a republic based on the will of the people and free elections. He added that U.S. policy should be “no to war, no to appeasement.”

Congresswoman Val Hoyle also rejected any return to either monarchical dictatorship or religious despotism, stressing that legitimacy can come only from a government created by and for the Iranian people, not from a handpicked monarch or any recycled authoritarian arrangement.

In a video message to the session, Maryam Rajavi presented the Provisional Government as a mechanism for transferring sovereignty to the Iranian people. She made three specific appeals to the international community and the U.S. Congress: recognition of the Provisional Government as the framework for transferring sovereignty to the people, technical support to ensure free internet access inside Iran, and the expulsion of regime agents from U.S. soil.

Rajavi also stressed that the slogan of this phase is “peace and freedom,” and that the Resistance does not seek foreign military intervention. Instead, she said, it relies on the power of Resistance Units inside Iran and on the determination of the Iranian people to overthrow the regime and establish a democratic republic.

Overall, the session reflected growing political support in the U.S. Congress for an organized democratic transition in Iran and for recognition of the Provisional Government and the Ten-Point Plan as a credible political alternative to the ruling clerical system.