NCRI’s Maryam Rajavi Welcomes Efforts to End War, Calls for Halt to Executions in Iran

By Amr Gohar

PARIS, France – Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), welcomed any understanding aimed at ending the ongoing war and alleviating the suffering of the Iranian people, while stressing that any agreement must also address human rights abuses inside Iran.

In a statement issued Sunday, Rajavi said the Iranian Resistance, which she described as having sought freedom and peace for nearly five decades, supports efforts to bring an end to the conflict. She noted that the NCRI has made 133 disclosures over the past 35 years regarding Iran’s nuclear activities and argued that those revelations played a significant role in preventing the ruling establishment from obtaining nuclear weapons.

“The Iranian Resistance welcomes any understanding to end the war and the suffering of the Iranian people,” Rajavi said, adding that ordinary Iranians do not seek war and that only supporters of the current ruling system and the former monarchy benefit from continued conflict.

Rajavi argued that Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, regional interventions, and military activities are central elements of what she described as the regime’s strategy for survival. According to her, war serves as a shield against domestic unrest, while peace and a ceasefire weaken the authorities’ ability to suppress opposition.

“The overthrow of the regime is the responsibility of the Iranian people and their organized Resistance,” she said.

Rajavi also emphasized that any international agreement aimed at ending the conflict should include concrete human rights provisions. She called for an immediate end to the execution of political prisoners and the killing of protesters inside Iran.

“I reiterate once again that any international agreement to end the war must include an end to the execution of political prisoners and the killing of protesters,” she said.

The statement was released by the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran on June 14, 2026.

The call comes ahead of a major gathering of Iranian opposition supporters scheduled for June 20 in Paris. Organizers expect up to 100,000 Iranians from across Europe, North America, and other parts of the world to participate in the rally. More than 100 current and former officials, lawmakers, ministers, and heads of state are also expected to attend.

Participants are expected to call for an end to executions and political repression in Iran while expressing support for Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan, which advocates a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic based on universal suffrage, gender equality, separation of religion and state, and respect for human rights.