Message to Iranians Abroad: Stay United Under the Flag of the Lion and Sun of Iran

Dear Iranians abroad, your great and glorious marches in recent days, in the four corners of the world, from Australia to all of Europe, to Canada and the United States, have given strength and hope to our brave compatriots in the occupied homeland. Your voice is the voice of the Iranian nation. I am grateful and appreciative of you.

 

Today, as the Islamic Republic has greatly increased the cost of people’s presence on the streets of Iran through brutal killings and martial law, your responsibility to garner international support for our compatriots is even greater. Your role is more important than ever. Your continued activities are necessary and essential: broader, more coordinated, more coherent, and more targeted.

 

As I announced at a recent press conference in Washington, we have six specific demands from the international community at this stage. All activities of Iranians abroad, from gatherings, sit-ins, and marches, to dialogue and correspondence with decision-makers and legislators, to information dissemination in the media and online networks, should be centered around these six demands:

 

First: Protect the Iranian people by weakening the regime’s machine of repression, particularly by targeting the Revolutionary Guard Corps, its commanders, command structure, and infrastructure.

 

Second: Maximum economic pressure by freezing the regime’s assets worldwide and targeting its secret network of oil tankers, known as the “Ghost Fleet.”

 

Third: Provide open internet access to Iran through Starlink and other secure communication tools, and disable the regime’s ability to shut down the internet.

 

Fourth: Expel regime diplomats and prosecute criminals against humanity.

 

Fifth: Immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners.

 

And sixth: Preparation for a democratic transition in Iran and recognition of the legitimate transitional government.

 

I urge all of you to remain united under the flag of the Lion and Sun of Iran; a flag that tens of thousands of brave Iranians have sacrificed their lives to raise again. Put aside personal differences. Avoid parallel work and separate programs in the same city. Align and coordinate efforts to be more effective.

 

Remember that in the eyes of the world, you are representatives of the great nation of Iran; therefore, your behavior must be decent, civilized, and in line with Iranian ethics and culture.

 

My team and I are closely following your coordinated activities. Programs related to the “International Day of Action and Solidarity with the National Revolution of Iran” will be announced soon.

 

Our honorable compatriots in Iran, who are in the clutches of the occupying regime of the Islamic Republic, look to us. Let us join hands so that their suffering ends sooner; so that they can achieve the freedom and prosperity they deserve. That day is closer than ever. Long live Iran!