On Tuesday, the Washington Times published a special report about last month’s Free Iran Rally in Washington, D.C. where thousands of MEK Iran supporters rallied outside of the State Department to call for the international community to impose sanctions on the Iranian regime and to recognize the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and its leader, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, as the democratic alternative to the theocratic dictatorship currently ruling in power.

The report from the Washington Times included excerpts from some of the speeches given and messages sent by American politicians and dignitaries. The following are some of the highlights from their remarks:

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)

“This regime may be on its last legs. It is acting with desperation — desperate to distract people from its own corruption.”

Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)

“Your fortitude and courage are inspiring the admiration and support of people around the world. And even through the difficulty and danger of the present, you are already writing the next chapter of human civilization.”

Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.)

“So, keep up your fight. Keep up your resistance. Keep up your hope. Keep up your courage. Your voices for freedom are heard. The American people and America stands behind you and the Iranian people, stronger than ever before.”

Former Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM)

“We need a new regime and that regime is you, the MEK, NCRI, the alternative.”

“What you represent is the future. And you have international support. You’re on the right side of history.”

Former Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)

“The reality is the mullahs will never change; they will develop nuclear weapons, they will spread terror, they will never let the Iranian people go. We need regime change and we need it now.”

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

“Thank you for your commitment to support the Iranian people. Your continued perseverance and support of a democratically free Iran is an inspiration to the world.”

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

“I share your vision for a better future for Iran and all Iranians. A future in which all Iranians live without fear and enjoy a government that represents the will of its citizens, respects human rights, abides by the rule of law and lives in peace and cooperation with its neighbors.”

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)

“I am delighted to know that you are standing with my sister Maryam [Rajavi], the president of this great organization who clearly appreciates the need for religious tolerance, separation of Mosque and State, gender equality and, of course, support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and freedom for all Iranians.”

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)

“I full-heartedly support Free Iran’s efforts to peacefully transform Iran into a more just nation that respects the rights of all Iranians. May there one day be free and fair democratic elections in Iran.”

Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX)

“I look forward to a time where we have a regime in Iran that no longer sponsors terror, which no longer oppresses its own citizens and takes away their civil rights.”

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

“We look forward to the opportunity at some point in the future to make your dreams, your hope for peace more of a reality. When you have leaders who are not all about themselves but are about the people of whom they lead.”

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY)

“As everyday Iranians have expressed outrage over their government’s misplaced priorities, the U.S. should recognize the inherent right of these everyday Iranians and their noble quest for a better future and free, peaceful nation.”

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)

“For too long, Iranian citizens have been oppressed by a radical and corrupt government that has prioritized the proliferation of violence and terrorism over the well-being of its own people.”

Staff writer