The Death of Khamenei Marks the Collapse of Religious Despotism
NCRI Statement on the End of the Velayat‑e Faqih Regime
In a historic declaration, Maryam Rajavi affirms that the fall of Ali Khamenei
signals the end of the clerical dictatorship’s ideological foundation and opens the path
for a democratic republic based on the Iranian people’s sovereignty.
Mrs. Rajavi underscores that the Iranian people reject both the Shah’s dictatorship and the
mullahs’ tyranny, insisting that Iran’s future must be built on freedom, equality, and the
ballot box — not hereditary rule or religious absolutism.
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