The death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah dealt a decisive blow to Iran’s regime, striking at the core of its strategy to spread influence through proxy forces across the Middle East. Nasrallah had been a central figure in Iran’s network of militias, funded and supported by Tehran to destabilise the region and maintain its dominance. His death highlights the vulnerability of the Iranian regime and marks a significant setback for its aggressive foreign policy, which relies heavily on exporting terrorism and conflict.
The head of the snake of terrorism and warmongering lies in Tehran, making the regime’s downfall essential for lasting peace in the region. Tehran’s foreign policy has long depended on supporting militant groups and militias across Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon to spread instability and extend its regional influence. While 80% of the Iranian population lives in poverty, the regime has squandered over $2tn supporting these proxies and pursuing nuclear ambitions.
Tehran has consistently sought to manipulate the Palestinian cause to serve its regional goals. The struggle for Palestinian rights should not be hijacked by Iran and its proxy groups, and the international community must support legitimate efforts towards peace. The Iranian resistance advocates for full and unwavering support for President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority, who represent the true interests of the Palestinian people.
A weakened regime uses brutality to repress dissent
Internally, the Iranian regime is in crisis. Widespread dissatisfaction with Khamenei’s rule, compounded by a collapsing economy, has left the regime clinging to power through brutal repression. Executions have become one of the regime’s primary tools to suppress dissent and terrorise its population. Since the new ’moderate’ president took office in July, nearly 240 people, including women, have been executed.
At the conclusion of his six-year mission, UN Special Rapporteur Professor Javaid Rehman declared that the massacre of political prisoners in 1981, 1982, and 1988 constituted crimes against humanity and acts of genocide—atrocities that, shockingly, continue to this day. He underscored that many of those responsible “remain in power and control” and insisted that their “impunity must end”.
Peace in the Middle East must begin with Iran
The regime’s strategy of exporting terrorism and warmongering abroad, along with domestic repression, is aimed at keeping it in power and is ultimately unsustainable. For true peace and stability to be achieved in the Middle East, the overthrow of the mullahs’ regime is essential. The Iranian resistance, led by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has long argued that regime change is the only solution to Iran’s internal and external crises. The Ten-Point Plan of Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI, calls for the abolition of executions and torture, the separation of religion from the state, and the guarantee of freedom and democracy for all Iranians.
If the West had decisively confronted the Iranian regime instead of pursuing decades of appeasement, we would not be witnessing the current wars and bloodshed. Iran’s export of terrorism has destabilised the region, and its nuclear ambitions pose a threat to global security. The West must adopt a more robust stance; diplomatic and trade relations with Iran should be conditioned on the cessation of executions, terrorism, and hostage-taking. The UK and other European governments must formally designate the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.
Once the regime’s machinery of repression and terrorism is halted, the entire system will collapse. The death of Hezbollah’s leader marks a pivotal moment in the weakening of Iran’s proxy-driven foreign policy, while Khamenei’s intensified internal repression brings the regime closer to breaking. The international community, particularly Europe, must support the Iranian resistance and recognise the people’s legitimate demands for regime change. Only by ending Tehran’s internal oppression and external aggression can Iran and the region hope for a stable, peaceful future. The time for action is now.
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