Confronting the Epicenter of Terrorism and Warmongering
From the early days of his rule, Khomeini, the founder of the Iranian regime, imposed a repressive theocracy on the people of Iran. His reactionary and warmongering policies plunged vast parts of the Middle East into chaos, insecurity, and bloodshed—an ongoing legacy.
After the devastating eight-year war with Iraq (1980–1988), which claimed the lives of one million Iranians, the regime established the Quds Force, a division of the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Quds Force is tasked with orchestrating terrorism and fueling conflicts across the region, including in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Palestine. The Quds Force had dedicated a specialized unit to each of these countries.
The Iranian regime employs a duplicitous strategy: while its proxies launch attacks and receive financial, logistical, and military support from Tehran, the regime denies direct involvement, feigning innocence and claiming that these groups act independently. This duplicity aims to prolong its survival and position the regime to ignite further conflicts in the future.
In October 2023, on the first day of the new Middle Eastern conflict, the Iranian Resistance declared that the Iranian regime was the head of the snake of warmongering in the region. Confronted with the nationwide uprisings of 2022 and teetering on the brink of collapse, the regime took recourse to an external conflict to prevent the outbreak of another uprising and its overthrow by the Iranian people and Resistance.
The objective of Ali Khamenei, the mullahs’ supreme leader, in fomenting war, is to delay the regime’s downfall at the hands of the Iranian people and their organized resistance.
The Key to Ending Regional Warmongering
The epicenter of terrorism and the head of the snake of warmongering lies in Tehran. The Iranian regime has exploited the Palestinian cause to fan the flames of conflict while repeatedly betraying Palestinian and its leaders, including Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas, through conspiracies and treachery.
In contrast, the Iranian Resistance while reiterating the belligerent role of the clerical regime in the Palestinian issue, emphasizes that supporting the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people necessitates backing the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah organization.
Today, one year later, international recognition of Tehran’s role in fueling conflicts has grown. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock recently declared, “It is now completely clear that the Iranian regime is behind these attacks.” Senior members of Germany’s Bundestag have similarly described the Iranian regime as “the greatest disruptor of peace in the Middle East.”
For years, the Iranian Resistance has urged regional nations to unite with Iran’s people and its organized resistance to form a common front against the regime. Such unity is essential for liberating both Iran and the region from the scourge of the clerical regime’s religious extremism, terrorism, and warmongering.
Just as the Iranian people cannot achieve freedom and democracy without overthrowing the regime, the region and the world cannot attain peace and stability unless the epicenter of terrorism and conflict—the clerical regime in Tehran—is confronted.
To achieve this:
1. The IRGC must be officially designated as a terrorist organization.
2. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which advocates for a free and democratic Iran, must be recognized as a legitimate alternative to the regime that advocates friendship, unity, and peace, offering hope for a brighter future for Iran and the world.
