Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei image on the wall during a pro-Iran demonstration

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President Donald Trump’s significant ceasefire initiative has sparked uncertainty about Iran’s future and the ongoing efforts to bring about regime change. This has led to intense verbal battles among the main Iranian opposition factions, all vying to convince the people that they are best suited to replace the current regime.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), shared insights into the group’s strategies and policies aimed at inspiring the Iranian population to stand up against the ruling regime.

Maryam Rajavi is at the helm of the NCRI, an organization linked with the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK). Although previously designated as a terrorist group in the United States, the organization was removed from the list in 2012 and is recognized for its role in uncovering Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Excerpts of Fox News Digital’s interview with Maryam Rajavi follow.

: Only through a democratic process—free and fair elections. 

According to the NCRI’s plan, the provisional government established after the regime’s fall is obligated to organize elections for a Constituent and Legislative Assembly within six months—free elections through direct and secret ballot. Once convened, this Assembly will assume governance, tasked with drafting a new constitution and managing national affairs. The provisional government’s mandate will conclude upon the Assembly’s establishment, which will then appoint a new interim government reflective of the people’s vote. 

The Iranian people look neither to the past nor the current status quo but forward—to a free and democratic future, where legitimacy derives solely from the ballot box.

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