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The Palais de la Nation in Brussels, seat of the Federal Parliament of Belgium
Photo by Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
In a strong display of cross-party consensus, 120 members of the Belgian Federal Parliament and regional legislatures have signed a joint declaration supporting a secular and democratic future for Iran. The signatories, from diverse political and linguistic backgrounds, expressed deep alarm over the surge in executions and human rights abuses carried out by the clerical dictatorship, and voiced firm support for a republic based on pluralism, gender equality, the abolition of the death penalty, and the separation of religion and state.
The initiative comes at a pivotal moment, following a 12-day war, which underscored the destructive impact of Tehran’s proxy conflicts and regional belligerence. While the violence has subsided, the signatories warn that the underlying drivers of instability remain unaddressed.
Gérard Deprez, Minister of State and representative of the Belgian Committee of Parliamentarians for a Democratic Iran, emphasized that genuine peace and lasting change will not result from foreign military intervention or continued appeasement of the regime. Instead, the declaration endorses what the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has long called the “Third Option”: rejecting both foreign interference and regime appeasement in favor of democratic change driven by the Iranian people and their organized resistance.
120 parlementaires belges condamnent la flambée d’exécutions en Iran https://t.co/Cqk9EzEQYK pic.twitter.com/6sNYJLOo4j
— La Libre (@lalibrebe) July 29, 2025
The declaration affirms “the Iranian people’s right and their Resistance Units to fight for regime change and confront the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).” It further praises the NCRI’s democratic vision, as laid out in Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan, which calls for a non-nuclear Iran committed to peaceful coexistence, democratic governance, and equal rights.
On 18 July, reinforcing this stance, the Belgian Federal Parliament passed a resolution—nearly unanimously—urging the EU to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization, strengthen sanctions against the Iranian regime, and demand the release of political prisoners.
The Belgian lawmakers’ message is unequivocal: the future of Iran must be determined by its people, and international support should be directed toward their struggle for democratic transformation.