In his recent speech at the UN General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his resolve to counter the Iranian regime’s destabilizing activities, nuclear ambitions and its many affronts to international agreements and norms. But the remark that perhaps made the most impact, and was ostensibly ignored by Iranian officials and media, was one regarding the distinction between the ruling regime and the people, which he called, “The longest-suffering victims of Iran's leaders.”
“The entire world understands that the good people of Iran want to change, and, other than the vast military power of the United States, that Iran's people are what their leaders fear most,” Trump said during his speech. He also added, “This is what causes the regime to restrict Internet access, tear down satellite dishes, shoot unarmed student protestors, and imprison political reformers.”
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), welcomed Trump’s statements, describing them as “the first testimony by a US President over the past 38 years to underscore the need for regime change in Iran by the Iranian people, a cause that has been the declared policy of the Iranian Resistance for the past 36 years.”
The White House recently issued an executive order signed by Trump appointing various departments in charge of implementing the new sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea and Russia. This sanctions bill that also blacklists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
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