As Iran marks the beginning of Nowruz for the year 1405 (March 20, 2026), coinciding this year with Eid al-Fitr, the nation stands at the threshold of a monumental historical transformation. The past year was marked by unprecedented national uprisings and the consequential death of the regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

On this critical juncture, Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), delivered a powerful Nowruz message to the Iranian people.

Entering the forty-fifth spring of all-out resistance against the mullahs’ regime, Mrs. Rajavi highlighted that the nation’s long-fought democratic revolution is finally positioned to blossom into a flourishing democratic republic. Despite the immense suffering, war, and pressure burdened upon the Iranian populace by the ruling regime, Mrs. Rajavi offered a message of enduring hope to the afflicted, declaring that the bitter days of clerical rule will soon pass.

Honoring the sacrifices of the uprisings

Over the past year, the Iranian people’s confrontation with the ruling regime reached a fever pitch. In her address, Mrs. Rajavi honored the constellation of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for freedom over the past year, alongside the steadfast political prisoners and the architects of the recent uprisings. She specifically praised the units........

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