UNwelcome: President of Iran to Face Fury as Iranian Americans set to Descend on United Nations with Trump Watching
Ambassador Carla Sands and former U.S. Senator Sam Brownback will be among the prominent American dignitaries joining thousands of Iranians in New York this month to stand against the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses and nuclear provocations.
This amounts to a showdown on American soil between the people of Iran who demand regime change there, the President of Iran, and the President of the United States, Donald Trump. At the upcoming U.N. General Assembly (UNGA), Trump is expected to speak on Tuesday, September 23rd. The president of the repressive regime of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, is speaking the next day.
The gathering, coinciding with the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, is set for September 23 at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and is being organized by the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has been calling for regime change in Iran and is available to provide context on this huge development. Deputy Director Alireza Jafarzadeh, Member of Parliament in Exile Shahin Gobadi, and others are available for interviews.
The rally comes at a time of unprecedented repression inside Iran. In the first year of Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration, slated to represent the regime before the UN, more than 1,670 executions have already been recorded. The regime has admitted to arresting more than 21,000 citizens for political activity in recent months, while accelerating its nuclear program and brutally silencing dissent. State media itself has warned of a looming repeat of the 1988 massacre, when over 30,000 political prisoners were executed in a matter of months—a crime that the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran has since described as “genocide” and a “crime against humanity.”
For the Iranian people, the message could not be clearer: the regime’s survival strategy rests on executions at home and nuclear blackmail abroad. In response, Iranians across the United States will converge on New York, representing more than 40 states, to say “no” to appeasement and “yes” to the democratic alternative presented by NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi. Her “Third Option”—regime change by the Iranian people and their organized Resistance—has gained momentum not only among Iranians but also with policymakers across Europe and the United States.
In recent weeks, tens of thousands rallied in Brussels with the same message, urging the international community to act decisively. The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK have already activated the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism, calling for reinstatement of UN Security Council resolutions and sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. Demonstrators in New York will press the United Nations and world powers to enforce those resolutions immediately and to recognize the Iranian people’s right to overthrow the ruling theocracy.
For interviews, senior NCRI officials Alireza Jafarzadeh, Shahin Gobadi, and Ali Safavi will be available to provide analysis on the regime’s escalating brutality, its nuclear deception, and why supporting the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom is the only path to peace and stability.
Speakers Available:
Alireza Jafarzadeh – Deputy Director of NCRI
Shahin Gobadi – Nuclear Engineer and member of NCRI
Ali Safavi – Member of NCRI Parliament in Exile
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Optional Q&A
- What is your main message to world leaders at this year’s UN General Assembly?
- How do you plan to navigate tensions between Iran and the United States under Trump’s presidency?
- What role do you see for Iran in resolving conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen?
- How will your administration balance reformist promises with the realities of Iran’s political system?
- What steps are you taking to address Iran’s struggling economy and international sanctions?
- How do you respond to critics who say your presidency is constrained by the Supreme Leader?
- What reforms, if any, do you hope to implement in domestic freedoms and political rights?
- How do you envision Iran’s relationship with Israel and the broader Middle East evolving?
ABOUT ALIREZA JAFARZADEH…
Alireza Jafarzadeh serves as the Deputy Director of the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). He is also the author of The Iran Threat (Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2008).
A recognized expert on Iranian policy, Jafarzadeh has been at the forefront of efforts to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. His groundbreaking work in 2002 and 2003 led to the discovery of key illicit nuclear sites in Iran, including the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, the Arak heavy water plant, the Kalaye Electric centrifuge testing facility near Tehran, and the Lashkar Ab’ad laser enrichment facility. These revelations prompted the first-ever inspections of Iranian nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Jafarzadeh is a frequent guest on major television and radio networks, including CBS Evening News, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and France 24. His insights have also been featured in leading publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Time, and The Hill.
ABOUT SHAHIN GOBADI…
Shahin Gobadi, a U.S.-educated nuclear engineer, is a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Iran’s Parliament-in-Exile.
An astute observer of Iranian affairs for over three decades, Gobadi is an expert on topics including Iranian state-sponsored terrorism, proxy groups in the Middle East, the Iranian nuclear and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, Western policy toward Iran, and internal Iranian affairs.
He has been interviewed by major international media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, BBC, Sky TV, GB News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Reuters, and the Associated Press. Gobadi’s writings have appeared in prominent media across the U.S. and Europe.
ABOUT ALI SAFAVI…
Ali Safavi is a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Iran’s Parliament-in-Exile.
A sociologist by training, Safavi studied and taught at UCLA, California State University Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan. He was an active participant in the anti-Shah student movement in the 1970s in the United States and has been deeply engaged in Iranian affairs ever since.
Safavi has lectured and written extensively on Iran, Iraq, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and Middle Eastern politics. He has appeared in interviews on networks such as CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS, BBC, Sky TV, Newsmax, and France 24. His articles and commentary have been published in leading outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, The Boston Herald, The Washington Times, and The Financial Times.
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