Under the freezing skies of Berlin, with temperatures dropping well below zero, more than 100,000 Iranians and international supporters gathered at the historic Brandenburg Gate, according to the Express. Undeterred by the biting cold and logistical hurdles, including widespread flight and train cancellations, the massive crowd turned the heart of Germany into a resounding stage for the Iranian Resistance.

The rally, held to mark the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 anti-monarchical revolution, took on a distinct and urgent gravity this year. It convened in the immediate aftermath of a nationwide uprising that swept across Iran in late December 2025 and early January 2026. This recent explosion of public anger saw the clerical regime respond with unprecedented brutality, leaving thousands of protesters dead.

Prominent European and American dignitaries joined Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), to declare that the era of theocratic rule in Iran is drawing to a definitive close. The event underscored a shift in global perspective, moving away from appeasement and toward a recognition of the Iranian people’s right to self-defense and regime change.

In her keynote address, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi set the tone for the event by drawing a direct line between the 1979 revolution against the Shah and the current uprising against the mullahs. She described the recent unrest as a turning point that has shattered the regime’s perceived stability.

“The January uprising turned crimson, but with the blood of a galaxy of martyrs and thousands of devoted souls and with the fury of a heroic nation, it shook Iran and the world,” Mrs. Rajavi declared. She emphasized that the sheer scale of the sacrifice has made the regime’s downfall an inevitability visible to the entire world. “For years and years, we said: overthrow, overthrow. And now, everyone sees it is approaching with their own eyes and hears its footsteps.”

Mrs. Rajavi outlined a specific path forward, rejecting both the current theocracy and any return to the monarchical dictatorship of the past. She presented a comprehensive six-point demand to world leaders, calling for the recognition of the Iranian people’s struggle, the prosecution of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for crimes against humanity, the closure of regime embassies, and immediate UN action to halt the execution of uprising detainees. Her speech culminated in a vow that the democratic revolution, fueled by the “Resistance Units,” would inevitably triumph where the 1979 revolution was hijacked.

A central theme of the conference was the recognition of the recent December 2025 and January 2026 protests not merely as civil unrest, but as a full-scale revolution. Speakers provided harrowing details regarding the intensity of the conflict and the regime’s lethal response.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provided a........

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