Washington: In the third month of the rebellion against the Tehran regime, protesters have appealed to the international community and the US for support. The call came from a gathering of Iranian opposition groups.

Former senior US officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, retired General Jack Kean, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and former Governor Gary Locke, attended a summit organized by the Organization of Iranian American Communities, which is active in the US.

In a statement, OIAC officials described the past three months as "unprecedented", adding that "more than 30,000 protesters have been detained, more than 700 have been killed, and the regime has jailed protesters". started killing."

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The OIAC seeks to see the theocratic government of Iran replaced by a democratic, secular, non-nuclear government through protests and protests.
Iran's democracy was established in 1979 after a revolution that toppled the pro-Western Shah Reza Pahlavi.

Mahsa Amini, 22, was executed by the country's morality police in September this year, leading to massive protests across the country.

She was allegedly attacked inside a police van as it was taking her into custody after she was arrested for allegedly not wearing a hijab. A brutal crackdown followed widespread anti-regime protests across Iran that sparked Amini's death.

According to Maryam Rajavi, head of the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran, the current uprising in Iran will be one of the most important events in the world in 2022 and she urged Western governments to aid the protesters in their efforts to topple the government. ,

“Today, we are claiming not only that religious persecution is the cause of terrorism, war and insecurity in Iran, but also that the Iranian uprising and revolution have brought peace, friendship and peaceful coexistence to the Middle East. And the rest world.

Pompeo criticized the administration of US President Joe Biden, claiming that Donald Trump had sought to curb Iran's weapons development.
Locke said, "To the people of Iran, you are rebelling against a brutal and corrupt regime." He said that America should support their desire for independence.

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Speaking at the event were American civil rights activists who have supported Iranian communities in exile.
A protest leader shouted, "(Iran's Supreme Leader Ali) Khamenei and his thugs must be out and an elected leadership must be in."

Former US Representative, Senator and Governor Sam Brownback warned the crowd that the regime's "days are numbered" and would "soon be over."

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The idea of religion controlling government, he continued, is harmful to religion, government, and the public. And that's what we've seen in Iran.